Hålisen Glacier

Hålisen Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Hålisen Glacier
Location of Hålisen Glacier in Antarctica
Type cirque glacier
Location Queen Maud Land
Coordinates 72°2′S 8°51′E / 72.033°S 8.850°E / -72.033; 8.850
Thickness unknown
Terminus Kurze Mountains
Status unknown

Hålisen Glacier (72°2′S 8°51′E / 72.033°S 8.850°E / -72.033; 8.850Coordinates: 72°2′S 8°51′E / 72.033°S 8.850°E / -72.033; 8.850) is a cirque glacier between Halisrimen Peak and Halisstonga Peak in the Kurze Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Hålisen (the slippery ice).[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hålisen Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-16.

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