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Breitfuss Glacier

Coordinates: 66°58′S 64°52′W / 66.967°S 64.867°W / -66.967; -64.867
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Breitfuss Glacier
Location of Foyn Coast on Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Breitfuss Glacier
Map showing the location of Breitfuss Glacier
Location of Breitfuss Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates66°58′00″S 64°52′00″W / 66.96667°S 64.86667°W / -66.96667; -64.86667
Length10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation343 m (1,125 ft)
TerminusMill Inlet
Statusunknown

Breitfuss Glacier (66°58′S 64°52′W / 66.967°S 64.867°W / -66.967; -64.867) is a glacier 10 nautical miles (19 km) long, which flows southeast from Avery Plateau into Mill Inlet to the west of Cape Chavanne, on the east coast of Graham Land. It was charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947. It was named by the FIDS for Leonid Breitfuss, a German polar explorer, historian, and author of many polar bibliographies.[1]

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  1. ^ "Breitfuss Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-09-02.

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