Hei Glacier

Hei Glacier (72°29′S 0°35′E) is a glacier flowing northwest between the Hamrane Heights and the Robin Heights in the Sverdrup Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39). It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–52) and from air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Heibreen (the upland glacier).[1]

Hei Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Hei Glacier in Antarctica
Typecirque glacier
LocationQueen Maud Land
Coordinates72°29′S 0°35′E
Thicknessunknown
TerminusSverdrup Mountains
Statusunknown

See also

References
  1. "Hei Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-07.



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