Polarforschung Glacier

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Polarforschung Glacier
Location of Princess Elizabeth Land
Map showing the location of Polarforschung Glacier
Map showing the location of Polarforschung Glacier
Location of Polarforschung Glacier in Antarctica
Typeheavily crevassed
LocationPrincess Elizabeth Land
Coordinates69°50′S 75°7′E / 69.833°S 75.117°E / -69.833; 75.117
Thicknessunknown
TerminusPublications Ice Shelf
Statusunknown

Polarforschung Glacier (69°50′S 75°7′E / 69.833°S 75.117°E / -69.833; 75.117) is a heavily crevassed glacier flowing northward along the west side of Meknattane Nunataks to Publications Ice Shelf. Vestknatten Nunatak lies within the mouth of the glacier. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), and named by him after the journal Polarforschung, issued in Kiel (West Germany).

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