Finsterwalder Glacier

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Finsterwalder Glacier
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Location of Hemimont Plateau on the Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Finsterwalder Glacier
Map showing the location of Finsterwalder Glacier
Location of Finsterwalder Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates79°30′S 84°49′W / 79.500°S 84.817°W / -79.500; -84.817
Length10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
Width2 nautical miles (4 km; 2 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusSharp Glacier
Statusunknown

Finsterwalder Glacier (

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67°19′S 66°20′W / 67.317°S 66.333°W / -67.317; -66.333Coordinates: 67°19′S 66°20′W / 67.317°S 66.333°W / -67.317; -66.333) is a glacier on the northwest side of Hemimont Plateau, 2 nautical miles (4 km; 2 mi) wide and 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, flowing southwest from the central plateau of Graham Land, Antarctica, toward the head of Lallemand Fjord. Its mouth lies between the mouths of Haefeli Glacier and Klebelsberg Glacier, the three glaciers merging with Sharp Glacier where the latter enters the fjord. It was first surveyed from the plateau in 1946–47 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, and named by them for Sebastian Finsterwalder and his son, , German glaciologists.[1]

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

  1. ^ "Finsterwalder Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-23.

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