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vangengeym+glacier Latitude and Longitude:

71°17′S 13°48′E / 71.283°S 13.800°E / -71.283; 13.800
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Vangengeym Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Vangengeym Glacier
Map showing the location of Vangengeym Glacier
Location of Vangengeym Glacier in Antarctica
Location Queen Maud Land
Coordinates 71°17′S 13°48′E / 71.283°S 13.800°E / -71.283; 13.800
Length6 nmi (11 km; 7 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Terminus Gruber Mountains
Statusunknown

Vangengeym Glacier ( 71°17′S 13°48′E / 71.283°S 13.800°E / -71.283; 13.800) is a glacier about 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, draining the vicinity east of Mount Mentzel and flowing north toward Mount Seekopf in the Gruber Mountains, Queen Maud Land. It was discovered and plotted from air photos by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, and was mapped from air photos and surveys by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61 and named after Soviet meteorologist Georgiy Vangengeym (1886–1961).

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vangengeym+glacier Latitude and Longitude:

71°17′S 13°48′E / 71.283°S 13.800°E / -71.283; 13.800
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vangengeym Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Vangengeym Glacier
Map showing the location of Vangengeym Glacier
Location of Vangengeym Glacier in Antarctica
Location Queen Maud Land
Coordinates 71°17′S 13°48′E / 71.283°S 13.800°E / -71.283; 13.800
Length6 nmi (11 km; 7 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Terminus Gruber Mountains
Statusunknown

Vangengeym Glacier ( 71°17′S 13°48′E / 71.283°S 13.800°E / -71.283; 13.800) is a glacier about 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, draining the vicinity east of Mount Mentzel and flowing north toward Mount Seekopf in the Gruber Mountains, Queen Maud Land. It was discovered and plotted from air photos by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, and was mapped from air photos and surveys by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61 and named after Soviet meteorologist Georgiy Vangengeym (1886–1961).

See also

References

  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Vangengeym Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.  Edit this at Wikidata



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