Giaever Glacier
Giaever Glacier | |
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Location of Giaever Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Queen Maud Land |
Coordinates | 72°37′S 31°8′E / 72.617°S 31.133°E |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Belgica Mountains |
Status | unknown |
Giaever Glacier (72°37′S 31°8′E / 72.617°S 31.133°E) is a glacier flowing northwest between Mount Kerckhove de Denterghem and Mount Lahaye in the Belgica Mountains of Antarctica. It was discovered by the , under Gaston de Gerlache, who named it for Norwegian explorer John Schjelderup Giæver, counselor for the expedition, and leader of the , 1949–52.[1]
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Giaever Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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