Mjell Glacier

Mjell Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Mjell Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	72°7′S 26°6′E / 72.117°S 26.100°E / -72.117; 26.100
Length	9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Sør Rondane Mountains
Status	unknown

Mjell Glacier (72°7′S 26°6′E / 72.117°S 26.100°E / -72.117; 26.100Coordinates: 72°7′S 26°6′E / 72.117°S 26.100°E / -72.117; 26.100) is a glacier 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, flowing northeast between Mount Bergersen and Isachsen 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 in 1946–47, and named "Mjellbreen" (the dry-snow 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 "Mjell Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).