Flogeken Glacier

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Flogeken Glacier
Antarctica, Norway territorial claim (Queen Maud Land, 2015).svg
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Flogeken Glacier
Map showing the location of Flogeken Glacier
Location of Flogeken Glacier in Antarctica
Typedeeply entrenched
LocationQueen Maud Land
Coordinates72°4′S 4°25′E / 72.067°S 4.417°E / -72.067; 4.417
Thicknessunknown
TerminusMühlig-Hofmann Mountains
Statusunknown

Flogeken Glacier (

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72°4′S 4°25′E / 72.067°S 4.417°E / -72.067; 4.417Coordinates: 72°4′S 4°25′E / 72.067°S 4.417°E / -72.067; 4.417) is a deeply entrenched glacier, flowing northwest between Mount Grytoyr and Langfloget Cliff, in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. it was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Flogeken (the rock wall spoke).[1]

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

  1. ^ "Flogeken Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-28.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Flogeken Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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