Olstad Glacier
Olstad Glacier is a heavily crevassed glacier descending to the west coast of Peter I Island about 2 nautical miles south of Tofte Glacier. Peter I Island was circumnavigated by the Norwegian whale catcher Odd I in January 1927 and was explored from the Norvegia in February 1929.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lars Christensen Peak.
Lars Christensen Peak
Volcano
Lars Christensen Peak, also known as Lars Christensentoppen, is the highest point at 1,640 metres on Peter I Island, off the coast of Antarctica. The peak is a shield volcano.
Olstad Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 1,106 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Olstad Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Olstad Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Olstad Glacier”
- Chinese: “奧爾斯塔德冰川”
- German: “Olstad-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Olstadbreen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Olstadbreen”
- Norwegian: “Olstadbreen”
- Swedish: “Olstad Glacier”
- Swedish: “Olstadbreen”
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Highlights include Toftefallet and Tofteaksla.
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