Kreitzerisen Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Kreitzerisen Glacier
Map showing the location of Kreitzerisen Glacier
Location of Kreitzerisen Glacier in Antarctica
LocationQueen Maud Land
Coordinates72°13′S 22°10′E / 72.217°S 22.167°E / -72.217; 22.167
Length8 nmi (15 km; 9 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusSør Rondane Mountains
Statusunknown

Kreitzerisen 72°13′S 22°10′E / 72.217°S 22.167°E / -72.217; 22.167 is a glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, flowing north between the Tertene Nunataks and Bamse Mountain in the Sør Rondane Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named for Lieutenant William R. Kreitzer, U.S. Navy, plane commander on one of the three Operation Highjump aerial crews which photographed this and other coastal areas between 14°E and 164°E.[1]

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References

  1. "Kreitzerisen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-05-17.


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