Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier

Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	72°34′S 31°16′E / 72.567°S 31.267°E / -72.567; 31.267
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Belgica Mountains
Status	unknown

Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier (

72°34′S 31°16′E / 72.567°S 31.267°E / -72.567; 31.267Coordinates: 72°34′S 31°16′E / 72.567°S 31.267°E / -72.567; 31.267) is a glacier flowing southwest between Mount Perov and Mount Limburg Stirum in the Belgica Mountains. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, under G. de Gerlache, who named it after the Norsk Polarinstitutt, which at the time was situated in Oslo but today has its headquarters in Tromsø (since 1998).

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

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