Olstad Glacier

Olstad Glacier
Location of Peter Island in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Olstad Glacier
Location of Olstad in Antarctica
Type heavily crevassed
Location Palmer Archipelago
Coordinates 68°50′S 90°41′W / 68.833°S 90.683°W / -68.833; -90.683
Length 2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Tofte Glacier
Status unknown

Olstad Glacier (68°50′S 90°41′W / 68.833°S 90.683°W / -68.833; -90.683Coordinates: 68°50′S 90°41′W / 68.833°S 90.683°W / -68.833; -90.683) is a heavily crevassed glacier descending to the west coast of Peter I Island about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Tofte Glacier. Peter I Island was circumnavigated by the Norwegian whale catcher Odd I in January 1927 and was explored from the Norvegia in February 1929.

The glacier is named for Ola Olstad, Norwegian zoologist who, transported by various whaling ships, conducted research in South Georgia, South Shetland Islands and Palmer Archipelago in 1927-28.[1] Olstad parttook in the first expedtion to land on Peter I Island, the second Norvegia expedition, in February 1929.[2]

See also

References



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.