Vangengeym Glacier

Vangengeym Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Vangengeym Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	71°17′S 13°48′E / 71.283°S 13.800°E / -71.283; 13.800
Length	6 nmi (11 km; 7 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Gruber Mountains
Status	unknown

Vangengeym Glacier (71°17′S 13°48′E / 71.283°S 13.800°E / -71.283; 13.800Coordinates: 71°17′S 13°48′E / 71.283°S 13.800°E / -71.283; 13.800) is a glacier about 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, draining the vicinity east of Mount Mentzel and flowing north toward Mount Seekopf in the Gruber Mountains, Queen Maud Land. It was discovered and plotted from air photos by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, and was mapped from air photos and surveys by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61 and named after Soviet meteorologist Georgiy Vangengeym (1886–1961).

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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