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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
The Scott Glacier originates on the Antarctic Plateau in the vicinity of [[D'Angelo Bluff]] and | The Scott Glacier originates on the Antarctic Plateau in the vicinity of [[D'Angelo Bluff]] and Mount Howe, and descends between the Nilsen Plateau and the mountains of the [[Watson Escarpment]] to enter [[Ross Ice Shelf]] just west of the Tapley Mountains. | ||
The Tapley Mountains, Watson Escarpment, Mount Blackburn, and the La Gorce Mountains bound the Scott Glacier on its eastern margin, while the Karo Hills, Hays Mountains, Faulkner Escarpment, and Rawson Mountains define the western edge of the Scott's drainage. | The Tapley Mountains, Watson Escarpment, Mount Blackburn, and the La Gorce Mountains bound the Scott Glacier on its eastern margin, while the Karo Hills, Hays Mountains, Faulkner Escarpment, and Rawson Mountains define the western edge of the Scott's drainage. | ||