Oberst Glacier

Oberst Glacier is a draining the west side of in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named Oberstbreen because of its association with Balchen Mountain.
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Oberst Glacier

Latitude
-72.05° or 72° 3′ south
Longitude
27.06667° or 27° 4′ east
Elevation
1,403 metres (4,603 feet)
Open location code
2GV9X328+2M
Geo­Names ID
6622513
Wiki­data ID
Q7074813
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Satellite Map

Discover Oberst Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Oberst Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Oberst Glacier
  • Chinese: 奧伯斯特冰川
  • German: Oberstbreen
  • Italian: Ghiacciaio Oberst
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Oberstbreen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Oberstbreen
  • Norwegian: Oberstbreen
  • Swedish: Oberst Glacier

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Highlights include Balchen Mountain and De Gerlacheberget.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oberst Glacier”. Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.