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{{short description|Glacier in Antarctica}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Sal Glacier''' ({{ |
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| name = Sal Glacier |
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| photo = Antarctica, Norway territorial claim (Queen Maud Land, 2015).svg |
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| photo_caption = Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica |
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| map_caption = Location of Sal Glacier in [[Antarctica]] |
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| location = [[Queen Maud Land]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|72|3|S|25|31|E|region:AQ|format=dms|display=inline}} |
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| length = {{convert|7|nmi|0|abbr=on}} |
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| thickness = unknown |
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| terminus = [[Sør Rondane Mountains]] |
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| status = unknown |
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| ⚫ | '''Sal Glacier''' ({{coord|72|3|S|25|31|E|display=inline,title}}) is a [[glacier]], {{convert|7|nmi|0|abbr=on}} long, flowing north between [[Salen Mountain]] and [[Mount Bergersen]] in the [[Sor Rondane Mountains]]. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy Operation Highjump]], 1946–47, and named Salbreen (the saddle glacier), probably for its association with Salen Mountain. |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of glaciers in the Antarctic]] |
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* [[Glaciology]] |
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==References== |
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{{Portal bar|Geography}} |
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{{Glaciers in the Antarctic}} |
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{{Glaciers of Queen Maud Land}} |
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[[Category:Glaciers of Queen Maud Land]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:30, 4 August 2024
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.svg) Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica | |
  Location of Sal Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Queen Maud Land |
| Coordinates | 72°3′S 25°31′E / 72.050°S 25.517°E |
| Length | 7 nmi (13 km; 8 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Sør Rondane Mountains |
| Status | unknown |
Sal Glacier (72°3′S 25°31′E / 72.050°S 25.517°E) is a glacier, 7 nmi (13 km; 8 mi) long, flowing north between Salen Mountain and Mount Bergersen in the Sor Rondane Mountains. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named Salbreen (the saddle glacier), probably for its association with Salen Mountain.
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