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| Type | cirque/tidewater |
| Location | Heard Island,Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia |
| Coordinates | 53°2′S73°26′E / 53.033°S 73.433°E /-53.033; 73.433 |
| Width | 1.5nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) |
| Thickness | 55 meters |
| Terminus | western side ofCorinthian Bay, atSealers Cove |
| Status | Retreating[1][2][3][4][5] |
Baudissin Glacier (53°2′S73°26′E / 53.033°S 73.433°E /-53.033; 73.433) is atidewater glacier on the north side ofHeard Island.[6] in the southernIndian Ocean. Located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west ofChallenger Glacier, Baudissin Glacier is 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) wide and flows into the western part ofCorinthian Bay. Theterminus of Baudissin Glacier is located at the western side of Corinthian Bay, atSealers Cove.[6][7] To the east of Baudissin Glacier isChallenger Glacier, whose terminus is located at the eastern side of Corinthian Bay, close west toSaddle Point. To the south of Baudissin Glacier isSchmidt Glacier, and to the northwest isAtlas Cove.Kildalkey Head is west of Schmidt Glacier. To the south of Schmidt Glacier isVahsel Glacier, whose terminus is atSouth West Bay, betweenErratic Point andCape Gazert. Immediately south of Vahsel Glacier isAllison Glacier. Clickhere to see a map of Baudissin Glacier and the northwestern coast of Heard Island.
Baudissin Glacier appears to have been first noted by a sketch in the narrative accompanying the scientific reports of theexpedition ofHMS Challenger in 1874 along the north side of theisland.[6] TheGerman Antarctic Expedition underErich von Drygalski, 1901–03, portrayed a single large glacier flowing into Corinthian Bay and named it afterAdmiral Count Friedrich Baudissin, a sponsor of the expedition.[6] In 1948 the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) determined that more than one glacier discharges into Corinthian Bay.Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) recommended in 1954 that Baudissin Glacier be adopted for the westernmost and largest of these glaciers.[6]
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