Mikado Glacier

Mikado Glacier (69°53′S 70°40′W / 69.883°S 70.667°W / -69.883; -70.667Coordinates: 69°53′S 70°40′W / 69.883°S 70.667°W / -69.883; -70.667) is a glacier on the north side of Mahler Spur, flowing west-northwest into Sullivan Glacier near the junction with Gilbert Glacier in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. The glacier was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1977 in association with nearby Gilbert Glacier and Sullivan Glacier, after the operetta The Mikado.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Mikado Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-24.

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