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Torii Glacier

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Torii Glacier (71°19′S 35°38′E) is a glacier flowing northwest between Mount Goossens and Mount Fukushima in the Queen Fabiola Mountains. Discovered on October 7, 1960, by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, under Guido Derom, who named it after Tetsuya Torii, geochemist; leader of the Japanese party that visited this area in November 1960.

Map of Torii Glacier, Antarctica

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

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Torii Glacier Wikipedia