Sirocco Glacier

Sirocco Glacier (69°25′S 68°31′W) is a glacier about 3 nautical miles (6 km) long flowing north-northeast into West Bay, Fallières Coast, between Brindle Cliffs and Mount Edgell. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1977 after the sirocco, the Italian name for the wind that blows from the Sahara. One of several features in the area named after winds.

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



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