Mawson Glacier () is a large

glacier A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires dis ...

on the east coast of

Victoria Land Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau. It ...

, Antarctica, descending eastward from the

Antarctic Plateau The Antarctic Plateau, Polar Plateau or King Haakon VII Plateau is a large area of East Antarctica which extends over a diameter of about , and includes the region of the geographic South Pole and the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station. This h ...

to the north of Trinity Nunatak and the

Kirkwood Range The Kirkwood Range () is a massive coastal mountain range in Antarctica, extending north–south between Fry Glacier and Mawson Glacier. A broad low-level platform on the seaward side of the range is occupied by the Oates Piedmont Glacier. It was ...

, to enter the

Ross Sea The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica, between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land and within the Ross Embayment, and is the southernmost sea on Earth. It derives its name from the British explorer James Clark Ross who vi ...

, where it forms the

Nordenskjöld Ice Tongue Mawson Glacier () is a large glacier on the east coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, descending eastward from the Antarctic Plateau to the north of Trinity Nunatak and the Kirkwood Range, to enter the Ross Sea, where it forms the Nordenskjöld Ic ...

. The glacier was first mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) and named for

Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton, he was a key expedition leader during ...

, the expedition physicist, who later led two other Antarctic expeditions, 1911–14, and 1929–31.

Reckling Peak Reckling Peak () is an isolated peak, 2,010 m, which surmounts the central part of a ridge located at the icefalls at the head of Mawson Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by Adv ...

is located at the icefalls at the head of Mawson Glacier, which also produced Reckling Moraine. Both

Shultz Peak Mount Armytage () is a dome-shaped mountain, 1,855 m, standing north of Mawson Glacier and 14 nautical miles (26 km) west of Mount Smith in Victoria Land. First charted by the Nimrod Expedition, British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) w ...

and

Mount Armytage Mount Armytage () is a dome-shaped mountain, 1,855 m, standing north of Mawson Glacier and 14 nautical miles (26 km) west of Mount Smith in Victoria Land. First charted by the Nimrod Expedition, British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) w ...

are south of the glacier.

Battlements Nunatak Mawson Glacier () is a large glacier on the east coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, descending eastward from the Antarctic Plateau to the north of Trinity Nunatak and the Kirkwood Range, to enter the Ross Sea, where it forms the Nordenskjöld Ice ...

is near its head.

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Glaciers of Victoria Land Scott Coast {{ScottCoast-geo-stub