❄️ Drygalski Glacier (Tanzania)

Tanzania · Africa · 3.06°S, 37.35°E

The Drygalski Glacier was a large ice sheet located on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the highest mountain in Africa. Part of the Northern Ice Field near the mountain's summit, it dated to the last ice age, around 11,700 years ago. The glacier was discovered in 1898 by Hans Meyer, who nine years earlier had been the first person to reach Kilimanjaro's summit. It was named after Erich von Drygalski.

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Quick facts

Country	Tanzania
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	3.06°S, 37.35°E · view on map

Drygalski Glacier (Tanzania) is located in Tanzania, in Africa.

More glaciers in Tanzania

Arrow Glacier · Balletto Glacier · Barranco Glacier · Credner Glacier · Furtwängler Glacier · Great Penck Glacier · Little Penck Glacier · Northern Ice Field (Mount Kilimanjaro) · Rebmann Glacier.

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