Glitrefonna Glacier

Glitrefonna Glacier
File:Antarctica, Norway territorial claim (Queen Maud Land, 2015).svg Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Glitrefonna Glacier Map showing the location of Glitrefonna Glacier Location of Glitrefonna Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	71°57′S 25°33′E
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Sør Rondane Mountains
Status	unknown

Glitrefonna Glacier (71°57′S 25°33′E) is a glacier at the north side of Mount Bergersen in the Sør Rondane Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named Glitrefonna (the glitter glacier).

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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