Shirase Glacier

Shirase Glacier is a large entering Havsbotn, the bay that forms the head of Lutzow-Holm Bay in . The area occupied by this feature was first mapped as a bay and named Instefjorden by the Lars Christensen Expedition of 1936–37.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Glacier with an elevation of 779 metres
  • Description: glacier in Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Shirase Hyôga”

Shirase Glacier

Latitude
-70.33333° or 70° 20′ south
Longitude
39° east
Elevation
779 metres (2,556 feet)
Open location code
2GXXM282+M2
Geo­Names ID
6625215
Wiki­data ID
Q3358392
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Satellite Map

Discover Shirase Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Shirase Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shirase Glacier”
  • Chinese: “白瀨冰川”
  • Chinese: “白瀨冰河”
  • French: “glacier Shirase”
  • French: “Glacier Shirase”
  • German: “Shirase-Gletscher”
  • Italian: “Ghiacciaio Shirase”
  • Japanese: “白瀬氷河”
  • Latvian: “Shirase Glacier”
  • Latvian: “Shirase Hyōga”
  • Latvian: “Širases glečers”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Shirasebreen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shirasebreen”
  • Norwegian: “Shirasebreen”
  • Swedish: “Shirase Glacier”

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