Skarskvervet Glacier

Skarskvervet Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Skarskvervet Glacier in Antarctica
Type	cirque
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	71°45′S 11°30′E / 71.750°S 11.500°E / -71.750; 11.500
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Humboldt Mountains
Status	unknown

Skarskvervet Glacier (71°45′S 11°30′E / 71.750°S 11.500°E / -71.750; 11.500Coordinates: 71°45′S 11°30′E / 71.750°S 11.500°E / -71.750; 11.500) is a small cirque-type glacier at the east side of Botnfjellet Mountain 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 Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Skarskvervet.

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

Glaciers in the Antarctic

Glaciers of Queen Maud Land

Crevasse fields

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