Reedy Glacier
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About Reedy Glacier
The Reedy Glacier is a major glacier in Antarctica, over 160 km long and from 10 to 19 km wide, descending from the polar plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf between the Michigan Plateau and Wisconsin Range, and marking the limits of the Queen Maud Mountains on the west and the Horlick Mountains on the east.
Preet Chandi: Woman sets new record for polar expedition
By Amy PhippsBBC News
An Army Officer has broken the World Record for the longest solo, unsupported, and unassisted polar expedition by A Woman .
Preet Chandi, known as Polar Preet, first made in 2021.
The 33-year-old has So Far travelled 868 miles (1,397 km) across Antarctica in temperatures as cold as -50C (-58F).
The (1,381 km), skied by Anja Blacha in 2020.
Despite breaking the record, Capt Chandi, from Derby, did not complete her original aim of.
She set off from Hercules Inlet in November and hoped to reach Reedy Glacier within 75 days.
An online blog, that she has kept along The Way , was last updated on Thursday.
She reported being about 30 nautical Miles Away from her pick-up point.
Capt Chandi said: " I'm pretty gutted that I don't have The Time to complete The Crossing .
" I know that I have done a huge journey, it's just difficult while I'm on the ice and I know it's not that Far Away . "
She has been congratulated by the University of Derby, who awarded her Last Year .
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