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Gerontius Glacier

glacier in Antarctica

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ5552451 ↗
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Gerontius Glacier (69°31′S 70°34′W) is a glacier flowing north from the Elgar Uplands into Tufts Pass in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1977, association with the nearby uplands, from The Dream of Gerontius, a work for chorus, solo voices and orchestra by Edward Elgar. It is named after the oratorio The Dream of Gerontius by the British composer Edward Elgar from 1900.

See also

Clarsach Glacier

Lennon Glacier

Sedgwick Glacier

References

This article incorporates public domain material from "Gerontius Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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