❄️ Branscomb Glacier

Antarctica · Antarctica · 78.53°S, 86.08°W

The Branscomb Glacier is an Antarctic glacier, 11 nautical miles long, flowing west from the north-west side of Vinson Massif into Nimitz Glacier, in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains. Its upper course receives ice influx from both Goodge Col and Jacobsen Valley, while the tributary Roché Glacier joins Branscomb Glacier just northwest of Príncipe de Asturias Peak. Branscomb Glacier has been the focus of scientific research expeditions aimed at studying glaciology, ice dynamics, and climate change in Antarctica. Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions has a base camp on the Branscomb Glacier.

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Quick facts

Country	Antarctica
Continent / region	Antarctica
Coordinates (approx.)	78.53°S, 86.08°W · view on map

Branscomb Glacier is located in Antarctica, in Antarctica.

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