Asimut Glacier

Asimutbreen Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Asimutbreen Glacier in Antarctica
Type	steep tributary
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	71°23′S 13°42′E / 71.383°S 13.700°E / -71.383; 13.700
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Vangengeym Glacier
Status	unknown

Asimutbreen Glacier (71°23′S 13°42′E / 71.383°S 13.700°E / -71.383; 13.700Coordinates: 71°23′S 13°42′E / 71.383°S 13.700°E / -71.383; 13.700) is a small, steep tributary glacier to Vangengeym Glacier, descending southeast and then northeast between Solhogdene Heights and Skuggekammen Ridge, in the eastern Gruber Mountains of the Wohlthat Mountains, Queen Maud Land. It was discovered and plotted from air photos by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, replotted from air photos and from surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Asimutbreen (the azimuth glacier).

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Asimut Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).