Hansenbreen

Hansenbreen Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Hansenbreen Glacier in Antarctica
Type	cirque glacier
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	72°6′S 22°45′E / 72.100°S 22.750°E / -72.100; 22.750
Length	15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Sør Rondane Mountains
Status	unknown

Hansenbreen (72°6′S 22°45′E / 72.100°S 22.750°E / -72.100; 22.750Coordinates: 72°6′S 22°45′E / 72.100°S 22.750°E / -72.100; 22.750) is a glacier 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, flowing north along the west side of Mount Nils Larsen in the Sør Rondane Mountains of Antarctica. It was roughly mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and remapped by them in greater detail in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. It was named for Hans Edvard Hansen, a Norwegian cartographer who compiled these and other maps for Norwegian Antarctic expeditions.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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