Torii Glacier

Torii Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Torii Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	71°19′S 35°38′E / 71.317°S 35.633°E / -71.317; 35.633
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Queen Fabiola Mountains
Status	unknown

Torii Glacier (71°19′S 35°38′E / 71.317°S 35.633°E / -71.317; 35.633) is a glacier flowing northwest between Mount Goossens and Mount Fukushima in the Queen Fabiola Mountains. Discovered on October 7, 1960, by the , under Guido Derom, who named it after Tetsuya Torii, geochemist; leader of the Japanese party that visited this area in November 1960.

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

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

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