Christiaensen Glacier
Christiaensen Glacier is a glacier that drains westward between Mount Eyskens and Mount Derom, in the Queen Fabiola Mountains. It was discovered on October 7, 1960 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Guido Derom, who named it for Leo Christiaensen, captain of the polar vessel Erika Dan which brought the Belgian expedition to Antarctica.- Glacier with an elevation of around 1,900 metres (6,220 feet)
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-71.53333° or 71° 32′ south
Longitude
35.61667° or 35° 37′ east
Open location code
2GWQFJ88+MM
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Christiaensen Glacier” goes by many names.
ChristiaensenCebuano
克里斯琴森冰川Chinese
Ghiacciaio ChristiansenItalian
ChristiaensenbreenNorwegian
ChristiaensenbreenNorwegian Bokmål
ChristiaensenbreenNorwegian Nynorsk
ChristiaensenSwedish
Christiaensen GlacierSwedish
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