Mefjell Glacier

Mefjell Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Mefjell Glacier
Location of Mefjell Glacier in Antarctica
Location Queen Maud Land
Coordinates 71°58′S 25°00′E / 71.967°S 25.000°E / -71.967; 25.000
Length 5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Gjel Glacier
Status unknown

Mefjell Glacier (71°58′S 25°0′E / 71.967°S 25.000°E / -71.967; 25.000Coordinates: 71°58′S 25°0′E / 71.967°S 25.000°E / -71.967; 25.000) is a glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, flowing northwest into Gjel Glacier between Menipa Peak and Mefjell 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 Mefjellbreen (the middle-mountain glacier).[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mefjell Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-12.

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