Rennell Glacier
Glacier in Antarctica
79°23′00″S 84°12′00″W / 79.38333°S 84.20000°W / -79.38333; -84.20000
Rennell Glacier (79°23′S 84°12′W / 79.383°S 84.200°W / -79.383; -84.200) is a glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, in the Pioneer Heights, Heritage Range. It drains northwest, to the east of Inferno Ridge, to join Splettstoesser Glacier. Named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party to these mountains, 1963–64, for K.P. Rennell, biologist with the party.
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Rennell Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 
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