Charles Glacier | |
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![]() Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica | |
Location of Charles Glacier in
Antarctica | |
Type | steep |
Location | Queen Maud Land |
Coordinates | 72°34′S 3°26′E / 72.567°S 3.433°E |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Borg Massif |
Status | unknown |
Charles Glacier ( 72°34′S 3°26′W / 72.567°S 3.433°W) is a small, steep glacier draining the south side of Borg Mountain, in the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and from air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–52) and named for Charles W. Swithinbank, a glaciologist with NBSAE.