Ising Glacier

Ising Glacier (72°24′S 0°57′E) is a glacier flowing northwest between Isingen Mountain and Kvitkjolen Ridge in the Sverdrup Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39). It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–1952), led by John Schjelderup Giæver, and from air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Isingbreen (the icing glacier).[1]

Ising Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Ising Glacier
Map showing the location of Ising Glacier
Location of Ising Glacier in Antarctica
LocationQueen Maud Land
Coordinates72°24′S 0°57′E
Thicknessunknown
TerminusSverdrup Mountains
Statusunknown

See also

References
  1. "Ising Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-11.


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