Borchgrevinkisen

Borchgrevinkisen Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Borchgrevinkisen Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	72°10′S 21°30′E / 72.167°S 21.500°E / -72.167; 21.500
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	northward to Taggen Nunatak west end to Sør Rondane Mountains
Status	unknown

Borchgrevinkisen (Coordinates: 72°10′S 21°30′E / 72.167°S 21.500°E / -72.167; 21.500) is a glacier flowing northward to the west of Taggen Nunatak, at the west end of the Sør Rondane Mountains. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named for Carsten E. Borchgrevink, Norwegian leader of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898–1900.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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