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Byrdbreen

Coordinates: 71°45′S 26°0′E / 71.750°S 26.000°E / -71.750; 26.000
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Byrdbreen Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Byrdbreen Glacier
Map showing the location of Byrdbreen Glacier
Location of Byrdbreen Glacier in Antarctica
LocationQueen Maud Land
Coordinates72°45′S 26°00′E / 72.750°S 26.000°E / -72.750; 26.000
Length40 nmi (74 km; 46 mi)
Width11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusSør Rondane Mountains
Statusunknown

Byrdbreen (71°45′S 26°0′E / 71.750°S 26.000°E / -71.750; 26.000) is, at about 40 nautical miles (74 km) long and 11 nautical miles (20 km) wide, the largest glacier flowing northwest between Mount Bergersen and Balchen Mountain in the Sør Rondane Mountains. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named for Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, U.S. Navy, commander of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump.[1]

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  1. ^ "Byrdbreen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-10-12.