Skarskvervet Glacier | |
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Location of Skarskvervet Glacier in Antarctica | |
Type | cirque |
Location | Queen Maud Land |
Coordinates | 71°45′S 11°30′E / 71.750°S 11.500°E |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Humboldt Mountains |
Status | unknown |
Skarskvervet Glacier (71°45′S 11°30′E / 71.750°S 11.500°E) is a small cirque-type glacier at the east side of Botnfjellet Mountain in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Skarskvervet.
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