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Koms Glacier

Koms Glacier (72°3′S 25°18′E / 72.050°S 25.300°E / -72.050; 25.300) is a glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, flowing north between Mefjell Mountain and Komsa Mountain in the Sør Rondane Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named Komsbreen (the Lapp cradle glacier).[1]

Koms Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Koms Glacier in Antarctica
LocationQueen Maud Land
Coordinates73°3′S 25°18′E / 73.050°S 25.300°E / -73.050; 25.300
Length5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusSør Rondane Mountains
Statusunknown

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  1. ^ . Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-05-14.


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