Koms Glacier

Koms Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Koms Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	73°3′S 25°18′E / 73.050°S 25.300°E / -73.050; 25.300
Length	5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Sør Rondane Mountains
Status	unknown

Koms Glacier (72°3′S 25°18′E / 72.050°S 25.300°E / -72.050; 25.300Coordinates: 72°3′S 25°18′E / 72.050°S 25.300°E / -72.050; 25.300) is a glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, flowing north between Mefjell Mountain and Komsa Mountain 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 Komsbreen (the Lapp cradle 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 "Koms Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).