Belgicabreen
| Belgicabreen | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 19 ′ S , 31 ° 36 ′ E | |
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The Belgicabreen ( Norwegian ) is a large glacier area in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is east of the Belgica Mountains and the Sør-Rondanebreen .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 2016 based on the name of the neighboring mountain group. It is named after the Belgica , ship of the Antarctic expedition of the same name from 1897 to 1899 under the direction of the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery .
Web links
- Belgicabreen in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Belgicabreen in the Norwegian Polar Institute directory