Hazukibreen
| Hazukibreen | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 10 ′ S , 39 ° 45 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Lützow-Holm-Bucht | |
The Hazukibreen ( Norwegian , Japanese 葉 月 氷河 Hazuki-hyōga , German ' August glacier ' ) is a small glacier on the Prince Harald coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It flows north of the Hovdebukta in a northeastern direction to Lützow-Holm-Bucht .
Japanese scientists discovered and measured it in August 1981. They named it after the month of its discovery. Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute translated this name into a partial translation into Norwegian in 1989.
Web links
- Hazukibreen in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Hazukibreen in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute