Sjogren Glacier
Sjogren Glacier | |
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Location of Trinity Peninsula in the Antarctic Peninsula | |
![]() ![]() Location of Sjogren in Antarctica | |
Location | Trinity Peninsula |
Coordinates | ![]() |
Length | 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Prince Gustav Channel |
Status | unknown |
Sjogren Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
64°14′S 59°0′W / 64.233°S 59.000°W / -64.233; -59.000) is a glacier 12.5 miles (20 km) long in the south part of Trinity Peninsula, flowing southeast from Detroit Plateau in between Aldomir Ridge and Hazarbasanov Ridge to enter Prince Gustav Channel at the head of Sjögren Inlet, west of Royak Point. Discovered in 1903 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold. He named it Sjogren Fiord after a patron of the expedition. The true nature of the feature was determined by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1945.
Sjogren Glacier Tongue ( WikiMiniAtlas
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Sjogren Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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