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Ryder Glacier

Coordinates: 71°7′S 67°20′W / 71.117°S 67.333°W / -71.117; -67.333
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Ryder Glacier
Map showing the location of Ryder Glacier
Map showing the location of Ryder Glacier
Location of Ryder Glacier in Antarctica
LocationDyer Plateau, Palmer Land
Coordinates71°7′S 67°20′W / 71.117°S 67.333°W / -71.117; -67.333
Thicknessunknown
TerminusGeorge VI Sound
Statusunknown

Ryder Glacier is a gently sloping glacier, 13 nautical miles (24 km) long and wide, flowing west from the Dyer Plateau of Palmer Land into George VI Sound to the south of Gurney Point. First surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1954 for Captain Robert Ryder, Royal Navy, who as Lieutenant, was commander of the Penola during the BGLE, 1934–37.

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