Tønnesen Glacier Explained

Tønnesen Glacier
Map:Antarctica
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:Queen Maud Land
Coordinates:-72.0667°N 31°W
Thickness:unknown
Status:unknown

Tønnesen Glacier (-72.0667°N 31°W) is a broad glacier flowing north between Risemedet Mountain and Festninga Mountain, separating the Gjelsvik Mountains and the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains in Queen Maud Land. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named for J. Tønnesen, a meteorologist with the expedition.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. antarid . 2015-12-01 . 15390 . Tønnesen Glacier.