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Rakuda Glacier

Coordinates: 68°3′S 43°54′E / 68.050°S 43.900°E / -68.050; 43.900
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Rakuda Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Rakuda Glacier
Map showing the location of Rakuda Glacier
Location of Rakuda Glacier in Antarctica
LocationQueen Maud Land
Coordinates68°3′S 43°54′E / 68.050°S 43.900°E / -68.050; 43.900
Thicknessunknown
Statusunknown

Rakuda Glacier (68°3′S 43°54′E / 68.050°S 43.900°E / -68.050; 43.900) is a glacier flowing to the coast just east of Rakuda Rock in Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957–62, who gave the name.

Rakuda Rock (68°2′S 43°49′E / 68.033°S 43.817°E / -68.033; 43.817) is a projecting coastal rock at the west side of Rakuda Glacier in Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957–62, who gave the name.

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