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The '''[[ | The '''[[Scott Glacier]]''' is a major [[glacier]], 120 miles (190 km) long, that drains the [[East Antarctic Ice Sheet]] through the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] to the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. The Scott Glacier is one of a series of major glaciers flowing across the [[Transantarctic Mountains]], with the Amundsen Glacier to the west and the [[Leverett Glacier|Leverett]] and [[Reedy Glacier]]s to the east. | ||
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 Scott Glacier is bisected by the 150° line of longitude putting roughly half the [[glacier]] in [[Westarctica]]'s territory while the westernmost half is located inside New Zealand's [[Ross Dependency]]. | |||
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