Parizhskaya Kommuna Glacier

Parizhskaya Kommuna Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Parizhskaya Kommuna Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	71°38′S 12°4′E / 71.633°S 12.067°E / -71.633; 12.067
Length	8 nmi (15 km; 9 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Petermann Ranges
Status	unknown

Parizhskaya Kommuna Glacier (71°38′S 12°4′E / 71.633°S 12.067°E / -71.633; 12.067Coordinates: 71°38′S 12°4′E / 71.633°S 12.067°E / -71.633; 12.067) is a glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, draining northwest between Zwiesel Mountain and Grakammen Ridge to Humboldt Graben in the Petermann Ranges, Wohlthat Mountains. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, and named Lednik Parizhskoy Kommuny (Paris commune glacier).

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Parizhskaya Kommuna Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Glaciers in the Antarctic

Glaciers of Queen Maud Land

Crevasse fields

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