Kamp Glacier

Kamp Glacier (71°45′S 25°24′E) is a glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, flowing northwest between the Austkampane Hills on the west and Nordhaugen Hill, Mehaugen Hill and Sørhaugen Hill on the east, 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 Kampbreen (the crag glacier).[1]

Kamp Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Kamp Glacier
Map showing the location of Kamp Glacier
Location of Kamp Glacier in Antarctica
LocationQueen Maud Land
Coordinates71°45′S 25°24′E
Length8 nmi (15 km; 9 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusSør Rondane Mountains
Statusunknown

See also

References
  1. "Kamp Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-04-12.

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