Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains)

Scott Glacier is a major glacier draining the East Antarctic Ice Sheet through the Queen Maud Mountains of the Transantarctic Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf. About 220 kilometers long, it originates on the Antarctic Plateau near D'Angelo Bluff and Mount Howe and descends between the Nilsen Plateau and the Watson Escarpment before reaching the Ross Ice Shelf west of the Tapley Mountains. It lies between the Amundsen Glacier to the west and the Leverett and Reedy glaciers to the east. Explorer Laurence Gould discovered it in December 1929 during the Byrd Antarctic Expedition; originally named Thorne Glacier, it was later renamed to honor Robert Falcon Scott. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/