Schytt Glacier

Schytt Glacier
Location

Location

Location Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
Coordinates 71°35′S 3°40′W / 71.583°S 3.667°W / -71.583; -3.667Coordinates: 71°35′S 3°40′W / 71.583°S 3.667°W / -71.583; -3.667
Length 100 km
Terminus Princess Martha Coast

Schytt Glacier is a broad glacier about 60 miles (100 km) long, flowing northward between Giaever and Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land to the Jelbart Ice Shelf. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–1952) and named for Stig V. Schytt, second in command and glaciologist of NBSAE.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Schytt Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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