Vestre Svarthornbreen
| Vestre Svarthornbreen | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Petermann chains in the Wohlthatmassiv | |
| length | 30 km | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 30 ′ S , 12 ° 20 ′ E | |
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The Vestre Svarthornbreen ( Norwegian for Western Schwarzhorn Glacier ) is a 30 km long glacier in Queen Maud Land in East Antarctica . In the Wohlthatmassiv it lies between the western and central Petermann chain .
Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1968 based on the name of the neighboring black horns (Norwegian Svarthorna ).
Web links
- Svarthornbreen, Vestre in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Vestre Svarthornbreen in the Norwegian Polar Institute directory