Horntvedt Glacier

Map of Bouvetøya

Horntvedt Glacier (54°25′S 3°21′E / 54.417°S 3.350°E / -54.417; 3.350Coordinates: 54°25′S 3°21′E / 54.417°S 3.350°E / -54.417; 3.350) is a small glacier flowing to the north coast of the island of Bouvetøya. It is siturated immediately east of Cape Circoncision. It was first charted in 1898 by a German expedition under Carl Chun, and recharted in December 1927 by a Norwegian expedition which named it for Harald Horntvedt (1879-1946), the captain of the expedition ship Norvegia.[1][2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Horntvedt Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  2. ↑ "Prof. Dr. phil., Dr. med. h. c. Carl Chun". University of Leipzig. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Norvegia-ekspedisjonene". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

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