Hargreavesbreen

Hargreavesbreen Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Hargreavesbreen Glacier in Antarctica
Type	cirque glacier
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	72°11′S 23°13′E / 72.183°S 23.217°E / -72.183; 23.217
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Sør Rondane Mountains
Status	unknown

Hargreavesbreen (72°11′S 23°13′E / 72.183°S 23.217°E / -72.183; 23.217Coordinates: 72°11′S 23°13′E / 72.183°S 23.217°E / -72.183; 23.217) is a short, steep glacier flowing northwest between Mount Nils Larsen and Mount Widerøe 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 for R.B. Hargreaves, an aerial photographer on Operation Highjump photographic flights in this area and other coastal areas between 14°E and 164°E.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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