Byrdbreen

Byrdbreen Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Byrdbreen Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	72°45′S 26°00′E / 72.750°S 26.000°E / -72.750; 26.000
Length	40 nmi (74 km; 46 mi)
Width	11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Sør Rondane Mountains
Status	unknown

Byrdbreen (71°45′S 26°0′E / 71.750°S 26.000°E / -71.750; 26.000Coordinates: 71°45′S 26°0′E / 71.750°S 26.000°E / -71.750; 26.000) is, at about 40 nautical miles (74 km) long and 11 nautical miles (20 km) wide, the largest glacier flowing northwest between Mount Bergersen and Balchen Mountain in 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 Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, U.S. Navy, commander of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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