Sharpend Glacier

Sharpend Glacier (76°52′S 160°56′E / 76.867°S 160.933°E / -76.867; 160.933Coordinates: 76°52′S 160°56′E / 76.867°S 160.933°E / -76.867; 160.933) is an alpine glacier, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long, which flows into Alatna Valley from the south end of Staten Island Heights, in the Convoy Range, Victoria Land. Descriptively named from the pointed terminus of this glacier by a New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) field party to the area, 1989-90.

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Sharpend Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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