The Drygalski Glacier is the largest glacier on the Nordenskjold Coast of Antarctica. It is approximately 6-8 nautical miles (11 to 15 km) wide and 60 miles (110 km) long. The glacier flows into what used to be the Larsen-A Ice Shelf. This disintegrated in January of 1995. Subsequently, the ice flow on the Drygalski glacier increased threefold. The glacier is named after explorer Erich von Drygalski. Aletsch glacier, Switzerland A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... A nautical mile is a unit of length. ... Larsen A and Larsen B iceshelves marked in red The Larsen Ice Shelf (67°30′ S 062°30′ W) is a long, fringing ice shelf in the northwest part of the Weddell Sea, extending along the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula from Cape Longing to the area just southward of... Erich von Drygalskadekingles or Erich Dagobert von Drygalskadekingles (February 9, 1865 – January 10, 1949) was a German geographer, geophysicist and polar scientist, born in Königsberg, East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia. ...