Charles glacier
| Charles glacier | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Borg massif | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 34 ′ S , 3 ° 26 ′ W | |
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The Charles Glacier ( Norwegian Charlesbreen ) is a small and steep glacier in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . In the Borg massif, it is located on the southern slope of the Borga .
Norwegian cartographers mapped the glacier using geodetic surveys and aerial photographs of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–1952). It is named after the British glaciologist and expedition member Charles Winthrop Molesworth Swithinbank (1926-2014).
Web links
- Charles Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Charles Glacier on geographic.org (English)