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Honnør Glacier

Coordinates: 69°23′S 39°50′E / 69.383°S 39.833°E / -69.383; 39.833
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Honnør Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Honnør Glacier
Map showing the location of Honnør Glacier
Location of Honnør Glacier in Antarctica
LocationQueen Maud Land
Coordinates69°23′S 39°50′E / 69.383°S 39.833°E / -69.383; 39.833
Thicknessunknown
TerminusLützow-Holm Bay
Statusunknown

Honnør Glacier (69°23′S 39°50′E / 69.383°S 39.833°E / -69.383; 39.833) is a glacier flowing to the east side of Lützow-Holm Bay, Antarctica, to the north of the Byvågåsane Peaks. A glacier tongue extending seaward from this feature was mapped by the Lars Christensen Expedition 1936–37 and named Honnørbrygga (the honor wharf). The Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 1957–62, found the glacier tongue had broken off but amended the original naming to apply to the glacier.[1]

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  1. ^ "Honnør Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-06-24.