Polarårboken Glacier

Polarårboken Glacier Glacier
Location of Princess Elizabeth Land
Location of Polarårboken Glacier Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Princess Elizabeth Land
Coordinates	69°36′S 76°00′E / 69.600°S 76.000°E / -69.600; 76.000
Length	3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Publications Ice Shelf
Status	unknown

Polarårboken Glacier (69°36′S 76°0′E / 69.600°S 76.000°E / -69.600; 76.000Coordinates: 69°36′S 76°0′E / 69.600°S 76.000°E / -69.600; 76.000) is a glacier, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) northeast of Stein Islands, draining westward into the north part of Publications Ice Shelf. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). Named by Roscoe after Polarårboken, a polar journal published by the Norsk Polarklubb, Oslo, Norway.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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