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Glacier in Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica
Hovde Glacier
Location of Princess Elizabeth Land
Map showing the location of Hovde GlacierMap showing the location of Hovde GlacierLocation of Hovde Glacier in Antarctica
LocationPrincess Elizabeth Land
Coordinates69°15′S 76°55′E / 69.250°S 76.917°E / -69.250; 76.917
Thicknessunknown
TerminusPrydz Bay
Statusunknown

Hovde Glacier (69°15′S 76°55′E / 69.250°S 76.917°E / -69.250; 76.917) is a small glacier just west of the Brattstrand Bluffs, and east of Amanda Bay, on the south-eastern shore of Prydz Bay, Antarctica. A short tongue from this glacier extends seaward to nearby Hovde Island. The glacier was first mapped by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, which named the island. It was named "Hovde Ice Tongue" by John H. Roscoe in 1952 following his study of aerial photographs of the area taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, but the term glacier is considered appropriate to this small feature.

See also

References

  1. "Hovde Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
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