Glitrefonna Glacier

Glitrefonna Glacier is a at the north side of Mount Bergersen in the of Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named Glitrefonna.
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Glitrefonna Glacier

Latitude
-71.95° or 71° 57′ south
Longitude
25.55° or 25° 33′ east
Elevation
1,279 metres (4,196 feet)
Open location code
2GW72HX2+X2
Geo­Names ID
6633916
Wiki­data ID
Q5569956
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Glitrefonna Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Glitrefonna Glacier
  • Chinese: 格利特雷豐納冰川
  • German: Glitrefonna
  • Italian: Ghiacciaio Glitrefonna
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Glitrefonna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Glitrefonna
  • Norwegian: Glitrefonna
  • Swedish: Glitrefonna Glacier

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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 “Glitrefonna Glacier”. Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.