Parizhskaya Kommuna Glacier
Parizhskaya Kommuna Glacier (71°38′S 12°4′E / 71.633°S 12.067°ECoordinates: 71°38′S 12°4′E / 71.633°S 12.067°E) is a glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, draining northwest between Zwiesel Mountain and Grakammen Ridge to Humboldt Graben in the Petermann Ranges, Wohlthat Mountains. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, and named Lednik Parizhskoy Kommuny (Paris commune glacier).
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