Glitrefonna Glacier

Glitrefonna Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Glitrefonna Glacier
Location of Glitrefonna Glacier in Antarctica
Location Queen Maud Land
Coordinates 71°57′S 25°33′E / 71.950°S 25.550°E / -71.950; 25.550
Thickness unknown
Terminus Sør Rondane Mountains
Status unknown

Glitrefonna Glacier (71°57′S 25°33′E / 71.950°S 25.550°E / -71.950; 25.550Coordinates: 71°57′S 25°33′E / 71.950°S 25.550°E / -71.950; 25.550) is a glacier at the north side of Mount Bergersen 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 Glitrefonna (the glitter glacier).[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Glitrefonna Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-26.

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