Hei Glacier

Hei Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Hei Glacier in Antarctica
Type	cirque glacier
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	72°29′S 0°35′E / 72.483°S 0.583°E / -72.483; 0.583
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Sverdrup Mountains
Status	unknown

Hei Glacier (72°29′S 0°35′E / 72.483°S 0.583°E / -72.483; 0.583Coordinates: 72°29′S 0°35′E / 72.483°S 0.583°E / -72.483; 0.583) is a glacier flowing northwest between the Hamrane Heights and the Robin Heights in the Sverdrup Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39). It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–52) and from air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Heibreen (the upland glacier).^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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