Ising Glacier
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Ising Glacier | |
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Location of Ising Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Queen Maud Land |
Coordinates | 72°24′S 0°57′E / 72.400°S 0.950°E / -72.400; 0.950 |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Sverdrup Mountains |
Status | unknown |
Ising Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas72°24′S 0°57′E / 72.400°S 0.950°E / -72.400; 0.950Coordinates: 72°24′S 0°57′E / 72.400°S 0.950°E / -72.400; 0.950) is a glacier flowing northwest between Isingen Mountain and Kvitkjolen Ridge 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 (1949–1952), led by John Schjelderup Giæver, and from air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Isingbreen (the icing glacier).[1]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ "Ising Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Ising Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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