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CHARLES GLACIER Latitude and Longitude:

72°34′S 3°26′W / 72.567°S 3.433°W / -72.567; -3.433
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Charles Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Charles Glacier
Map showing the location of Charles Glacier
Location of Charles Glacier in Antarctica
Typesteep
Location Queen Maud Land
Coordinates 72°34′S 3°26′E / 72.567°S 3.433°E / -72.567; 3.433
Thicknessunknown
Terminus Borg Massif
Statusunknown

Charles Glacier ( 72°34′S 3°26′W / 72.567°S 3.433°W / -72.567; -3.433) 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.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Charles Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.