Shambles Glacier

Shambles Glacier
Location of Adelaide Island in the Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Shambles Glacier in Antarctica
LocationAdelaide Island
Coordinates67°37′S 68°29′W / 67.617°S 68.483°W / -67.617; -68.483
Length4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusStonehouse Bay
Statusunknown

Shambles Glacier (67°20′S 68°13′W / 67.333°S 68.217°W / -67.333; -68.217) is a steep glacier 4 miles (6 km) long and 6 miles (10 km) wide, with very prominent hummocks and crevasses, flowing east between Mount Bouvier and Mount Mangin into Stonehouse Bay on the east side of Adelaide Island. It is the island's largest glacier, and provides an eastern outlet from the giant Fuchs Ice Piedmont which covers the entire western two-thirds of the island. In doing so, Shambles Glacier provides the largest 'gap' in Adelaide Island's north–south running mountain chain.