Skarsbrotet Glacier

Skarsbrotet Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Skarsbrotet Glacier in Antarctica
Type	cirque
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	71°50′S 11°45′E / 71.833°S 11.750°E / -71.833; 11.750
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Humboldt Mountains
Status	unknown

Skarsbrotet Glacier (71°50′S 11°45′E / 71.833°S 11.750°E / -71.833; 11.750Coordinates: 71°50′S 11°45′E / 71.833°S 11.750°E / -71.833; 11.750) is a cirque-type glacier draining the east slopes of Skarshaugane Peaks, in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Skarsbrotet.

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

Glaciers in the Antarctic

Glaciers of Queen Maud Land

Crevasse fields

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