Koms Glacier
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Koms Glacier is a glacier
, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, flowing north between Mefjell Mountain
and Komsa 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 Komsbreen (the Lapp cradle glacier).
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...
, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, flowing north between Mefjell Mountain
Mefjell Mountain
Mefjell Mountain is a large mountain rising to 3,080 m, standing 5 nautical miles west of Mount Bergersen in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1946 from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy...
and Komsa Mountain
Komsa Mountain
Komsa Mountain is a 2,960m high mountain located between Koms Glacier and Salen 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 Komsa ....
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 Komsbreen (the Lapp cradle glacier).