Charles Glacier

Charles Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Charles Glacier in Antarctica
Type	steep
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	72°34′S 3°26′E / 72.567°S 3.433°E / -72.567; 3.433
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Borg Massif
Status	unknown

Charles Glacier (72°34′S 3°26′W / 72.567°S 3.433°W / -72.567; -3.433Coordinates: 72°34′S 3°26′W / 72.567°S 3.433°W / -72.567; -3.433) is a small, steep glacier draining the south side of Borg Mountain, in the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and from air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–52) and named for Charles W. Swithinbank, a glaciologist with NBSAE.

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

Glaciers in the Antarctic

Glaciers of Queen Maud Land

Crevasse fields

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