Schytt Glacier

Schytt Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Schytt Glacier
Location
Location Queen Maud Land
Coordinates 71°35′S 3°40′W / 71.583°S 3.667°W / -71.583; -3.667Coordinates: 71°35′S 3°40′W / 71.583°S 3.667°W / -71.583; -3.667
Length 60 nmi (111 km; 69 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Princess Martha Coast
Status unknown

Schytt Glacier is a broad glacier about 60 miles (100 km) long, flowing northward between Giaever and Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land to the Jelbart Ice Shelf. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–1952) and named for Stig V. Schytt, second in command and glaciologist of NBSAE.[1]

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References

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


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