Byrdbreen Explained

See also: Byrd Glacier.

Byrdbreen Glacier
Map:Antarctica
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:Queen Maud Land
Coordinates:-72.75°N 26°W
Length:40nmi
Width:11nmi
Thickness:unknown
Status:unknown

Byrdbreen is, at about 40nmi long and 11nmi wide, the largest glacier flowing northwest between Mount Bergersen and Balchen Mountain in the Sør Rondane Mountains. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named for Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, U.S. Navy, commander of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump.

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