Gjel Glacier

Gjel Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Gjel Glacier
Location of Gjel Glacier in Antarctica
Location Queen Maud Land
Coordinates 71°53′S 24°55′E / 71.883°S 24.917°E / -71.883; 24.917
Length 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Sør Rondane Mountains
Status unknown

Gjel Glacier (71°53′S 24°55′E / 71.883°S 24.917°E / -71.883; 24.917Coordinates: 71°53′S 24°55′E / 71.883°S 24.917°E / -71.883; 24.917) is a glacier, 17 nautical miles (31 km) long, flowing north between the steep cliffs of the Luncke Range and Mefjell Mountain, in the Sør Rondane Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named Gjelbreen (the ravine glacier).[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gjel Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-23.

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