Sven Hedin Glacier
| Sven Hedin Glacier | ||
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| location | Ellesmere Island in Nunavut (Canada) | |
| Coordinates | 79 ° 30 ′ N , 77 ° 30 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Woodward Bay ( Princess Marie Bay ) | |
The Sven Hedin Glacier ( English Sven Hedin Glacier ) is a Canadian glacier north of Princess Marie Bay on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut in northern Canada .
etymology
The Sven Hedin Glacier was named after the Swedish geographer Sven Hedin . The Princess Marie Bay is named after Marie Amelie von Baden , the youngest daughter of Karl Ludwig Friedrich of Baden . Marie Amelie von Baden was married to William Alexander Anthony Douglas-Hamilton .
Research history
The Sven Hedin Glacier was explored by Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition from 1934 to 1935 . According to their research in 1935, the glacier was enlarging at that time.
literature
- Nunavut Handbook , Iqaluit 2004, ISBN 0-9736754-0-3
- Noel Humphreys, Edward Shackleton and AW Moore: Oxford University Ellesmere Land expedition. In: Geogr. J. Vol. 37, 1936. pp. 385-441. (See page 412.)
- Ernest Shackleton: Arctic Journeys - The Story of the Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition 1934–1935. Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London 1937 and Farrar & Rinehart, New York 1938.