Polarårboken Glacier Glacier
Location of Princess Elizabeth Land
Map showing the location of Polarårboken Glacier Glacier
Map showing the location of Polarårboken Glacier Glacier
Location of Polarårboken Glacier Glacier in Antarctica
LocationPrincess Elizabeth Land
Coordinates69°36′S 76°00′E / 69.600°S 76.000°E / -69.600; 76.000
Length3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusPublications Ice Shelf
Statusunknown

Polarårboken Glacier (69°36′S 76°0′E / 69.600°S 76.000°E / -69.600; 76.000) is a glacier, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) northeast of Stein Islands, draining westward into the north part of Publications Ice Shelf. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). Named by Roscoe after Polarårboken, a polar journal published by the Norsk Polarklubb, Oslo, Norway.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Polarårboken Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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