Vinje Glacier
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Vinje Glacier is a broad glacier
about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long flowing northwest between the Filchner Mountains
and Fenriskjeften Mountain
in Queen Maud Land
. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
(1956–60) and named for T. Vinje, meteorologist with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–58).
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...
about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long flowing northwest between the Filchner Mountains
Filchner Mountains
Filchner Mountains is a mountain range 11 km southwest of Drygalski Mountains, at the west end of the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition , led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher, and named for Wilhelm Filchner, leader of the German expedition to the...
and Fenriskjeften Mountain
Fenriskjeften Mountain
Fenriskjeften Mountain is a large bare rock mountain which in plan resembles a hairpin, forming the south portion of Drygalski Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Plotted from air photos by the German Antarctic Expedition...
in Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the 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) and named for T. Vinje, meteorologist with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–58).