Cook Ice Cap
The Cook Ice Cap or Cook Glacier (French: Calotte Glaciaire Cook or Glacier Cook) is a large ice cap in the Kerguelen Islands in the French Southern Territories zone of the far Southern Indian Ocean.
| Cook Ice Cap | |
|---|---|
| Calotte Glaciaire Cook | |
Aerial view of the ice cap. | |
| Type | Ice cap |
| Location | Kerguelen, Southern Indian Ocean |
| Coordinates | 49°18′50″S 69°02′29″E |
| Area | 400 km2 (150 sq mi) |
| Length | 28 kilometres (17 mi) |
| Thickness | 400 m (1,300 ft) average |
| Terminus | Outlet glaciers |
| Status | Retreating |
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