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Lunde Glacier

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Lunde Glacier (71°53′S 6°15′E) is a glacier about 25 nautical miles (46 km) long flowing northwest between Håhellerskarvet and Jøkulkyrkja Mountain in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. It is located in the Princess Astrid Coast of the Norwegian Antarctic Territory.

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Map of Lunde Glacier, Antarctica

Discovery and naming

The glacier was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named for T. Lunde, a glaciologist with the Norwegian expedition (1956–58).

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Lunde Glacier Wikipedia