Lunde Glacier
Encyclopedia
Lunde Glacier is a glacier
about 25 nautical miles (46 km) long flowing northwest between Håhellerskarvet
and Jøkulkyrkja
in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
of Queen Maud Land
. It is located in the Princess Astrid Coast
of the Norwegian Antarctic Territory
.
(1956–60) and named for T. Lunde, glaciologist 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 25 nautical miles (46 km) long flowing northwest between Håhellerskarvet
Håhellerskarvet
Håhellerskarvet is a broad, partially ice-covered mountain, 2,910 m, between Austreskorve and Lunde Glaciers in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica...
and Jøkulkyrkja
Jøkulkyrkja
Jøkulkyrkja , also known as Massiv Yakova Gakkelya, is a broad, ice-topped mountain with several radial rock spurs, standing east of Lunde Glacier in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. At elevation, it is the highest elevation in Queen Maud Land, and also the highest...
in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
The Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains is a major group of associated mountain features extending east to west for 65 miles between the Gjelsvik Mountains and the Orvin Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica...
of 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...
. It is located in the Princess Astrid Coast
Princess Astrid Coast
Princess Astrid Coast is that portion of the coast of Queen Maud Land lying between 5° and 20° E. The entire coast is bordered by ice shelves. Discovered by Capt. H. Halvorsen of the Sevilla in March 1931 and named for Princess Astrid of Norway....
of the Norwegian Antarctic Territory
Norwegian Antarctic Territory
Norway has three dependent territories within the Antarctic and Subantarctic. These consist of Queen Maud Land on Antarctica and Peter I Island , which both are subject to the Antarctic Treaty System; and the Subantarctic Bouvet Island...
.
Discovery and naming
Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic ExpeditionSixth 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. Lunde, glaciologist with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–58).