Lunde Glacier

Lunde Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Lunde Glacier
Location of Lunde Glacier in Antarctica
Location Queen Maud Land
Coordinates 71°53′S 6°15′E / 71.883°S 6.250°E / -71.883; 6.250
Length 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
Status unknown

Lunde Glacier (71°53′S 6°15′E / 71.883°S 6.250°E / -71.883; 6.250Coordinates: 71°53′S 6°15′E / 71.883°S 6.250°E / -71.883; 6.250) is a glacier about 25 nautical miles (46 km) long flowing northwest between Håhellerskarvet and Jøkulkyrkja Mountain in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land.[1] It is located in the Princess Astrid Coast of the Norwegian Antarctic Territory.

Discovery and naming

The glacier was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named for T. Lunde, a glaciologist with the Norwegian expedition (1956–58).[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Lunde Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Lunde Glacier". Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 3 July 2010.

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