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Minerva Glacier

Coordinates: 79°34′12″S 157°15′00″E / 79.57000°S 157.25000°E / -79.57000; 157.25000
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Minerva Glacier (79°34′12″S 157°15′00″E / 79.57000°S 157.25000°E / -79.57000; 157.25000) is a tongue-shaped glacier that flows northwest into the valley between Tentacle Ridge and Gorgons Head in the Cook Mountains. It was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee after the goddess Minerva, in association with the names from Greek mythology grouped in this area.

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