Polarårboken Glacier (69°36′S 76°0′E / 69.600°S 76.000°E) is a glacier, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) northeast of Stein Islands, draining westward into the north part of Publications Ice Shelf. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). Named by Roscoe after Polarårboken, a polar journal published by the Norsk Polarklubb, Oslo, Norway.
Polarårboken Glacier Glacier | |
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Location of Polarårboken Glacier Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Princess Elizabeth Land |
Coordinates | 69°36′S 76°00′E / 69.600°S 76.000°E |
Length | 3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Publications Ice Shelf |
Status | unknown |
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edit- This article incorporates public domain material from "Polarårboken Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.