Tofte glacier
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 Norwegian map of Peter I Øy with the Toftebreen (left) |
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| location | Peter I Island | |
| Coordinates | 68 ° 48 ′ S , 90 ° 42 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Bellingshausen lake | |
The Tofte Glacier ( Norwegian Toftebreen ) is a 3 km long glacier on the west coast of the Antarctic Peter I Island . It flows south of Sandefjord Cove into the Bellingshausen Sea .
It was discovered in 1927 when the Norwegian whaling entrepreneur Lars Christensen financed the Antarctic voyage of Odd I (1926–1927). It is named after Eyvind Tofte (1880–1968), the ship's captain.
Web links
- Tofte Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Tofte Glacier on geographic.org (English)