Plata Glacier

Plata Glacier (72°4′S 166°11′E / 72.067°S 166.183°E / -72.067; 166.183Coordinates: 72°4′S 166°11′E / 72.067°S 166.183°E / -72.067; 166.183) is a glacier in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land, flowing north between Mirabito Range and Monteath Hills into Jutland Glacier. One of several features in the Victory Mountains named after naval encounters, this glacier named after the naval battle of the Rio de la Plata, December 1939. Named by the NZ- APC on the suggestion of R.H. Findlay, NZ-ARP geologist to this area, 1981-82.

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