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Svea Glacier

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Svea Glacier (72°8′S 1°53′E) is a broad glacier flowing north between the Sverdrup and Gjelsvik Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Sveabreen (the glacier of the Swedes).

Map of Svea Glacier, Antarctica

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Svea Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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