Svea Glacier
Svea Glacier | |
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Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica | |
Location of Svea Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Queen Maud Land |
Coordinates | 72°08′S 1°53′E / 72.133°S 1.883°E / -72.133; 1.883 |
Thickness | unknown |
Status | unknown |
Svea Glacier (72°8′S 1°53′E / 72.133°S 1.883°E / -72.133; 1.883Coordinates: 72°8′S 1°53′E / 72.133°S 1.883°E / -72.133; 1.883) is a broad glacier flowing north between the Sverdrup and Gjelsvik Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Sveabreen (the glacier of the Swedes).
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