Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier
Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier is a glacier flowing southwest between Mount Perov and Mount Limburg Stirum in the Belgica Mountains. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, under G. de Gerlache, who named it after the Norsk Polarinstitutt, which at the time was situated in Oslo but today has its headquarters in Tromsø.- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,113 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Norsk Polarinstitutt, Glacier”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Mount Loodts and Mount Maere.
Mount Loodts
Peak
Mount Loodts is a mountain, 2,420 metres high… Mount Loodts is situated 2½ km northwest of Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier.
Mount Maere
Peak
Mount Maere is a mountain, 2,300 metres high, on the… Mount Maere is situated 3 km northeast of Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier.
Mount Limburg Stirum
Peak
Belgica Mountains is an isolated chain of mountains… Mount Limburg Stirum is situated 3 km southeast of Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier.
Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-72.56667° or 72° 34′ south
Longitude
31.26667° or 31° 16′ east
Elevation
2,113 metres (6,932 feet)
Open location code
2GVHC7M8+8M
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier”
- Chinese: “挪威極地研究所冰川”
- German: “Norsk-Polarinstitutt-Gletscher”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio Norsk Polarinstitutt”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Norsk Polarinstitutt-breen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Norsk Polarinstitutt-breen”
- Norwegian: “Norsk Polarinstitutt-breen”
- Swedish: “Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kita-nagaone and Naka-nagaone.
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