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Lunde Glacier

Lunde Glacier (71°53′S 6°15′E / 71.883°S 6.250°E / -71.883; 6.250) is a glacier about 25 nautical miles (46 km) long flowing northwest between Håhellerskarvet and Jøkulkyrkja Mountain in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains on the Princess Astrid Coast of Queen Maud Land.

Discovery and naming

The glacier was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named for T. Lunde, a glaciologist with the Norwegian expedition (1956–58).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lunde Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Lunde Glacier". Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 3 July 2010.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Lunde Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.