Northcliffe Glacier (66°40′S 98°52′E / 66.667°S 98.867°E / -66.667; 98.867Coordinates: 66°40′S 98°52′E / 66.667°S 98.867°E / -66.667; 98.867) is a glacier descending to the coast immediately east of Davis Peninsula, in Antarctica. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, under Mawson, and named for Lord Northcliffe, of London, a patron of the expedition.
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