Svea Glacier

Svea Glacier
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).

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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