Austreskorve Glacier
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Austreskorve Glacier is a broad glacier
in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
which drains north from a position just east of the head of Vestreskorve Glacier
and passes along the east side of Breplogen Mountain
. It was mapped and named from surveys and from air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
(1956–60).
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
The Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains is a major group of associated mountain features extending east to west for 65 miles between the Gjelsvik Mountains and the Orvin Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica...
which drains north from a position just east of the head of Vestreskorve Glacier
Vestreskorve Glacier
Vestreskorve Glacier is a broad glacier in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains, to the south of Breplogen Mountain, which drains from a position opposite the head of Austreskorve Glacier northwestward along the west side of Svarthamaren Mountain. Plotted and named from surveys and air photos by the...
and passes along the east side of Breplogen Mountain
Breplogen Mountain
Breplogen Mountain is a broad mountain, high, which is ice covered except on its north and east sides, standing west of Austreskorve Glacier in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land.-Discovery and naming:...
. It was mapped and named from surveys and from air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
The sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition was a scientific expedition to Queen Maud Land, intended as part of Norway's participation in the International Geophysical Year, 1957-58. The crew set sail from Oslo on board two whaling ships, the Polarsirkel and Polarbjørn, on November 10, 1956. They...
(1956–60).