Heitō glacier
| Heitō glacier | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Langhovde | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 16 ′ S , 39 ° 48 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Lützow-Holm-Bucht | |
The Heitō Glacier ( Japanese 平 頭 氷河 Heitō-hyōga , German 'Flachgipfelgletscher' ) is a glacier on the Prince Harald Coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In the southern part of the Langhovde it flows along the south side of Mount Heito in a westerly direction.
Aerial photographs and measurements of a Japanese Antarctic expedition that lasted from 1957 to 1962 were used to map it. The naming took place in 1973 based on that of Mount Heito.
Web links
- Heitō Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Heitō Glacier on geographic.org (English)