Humboldtgraben (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Humboldtgraben (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Ice stream (2g)
This name originates from Germany. It is part of the Germany Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
The ice stream (Norwegian name Humboldtsökket) is draining the continental ice sheet Wegenerinlandeis, seperating Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gebirge in the W and the mountain range Westliche Petermannkette in the E, Wohlthatmassiv, Fimbulheimen, Neuschwabenland, Donning Maud Land. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1938/39 ('Neuschwabenland-Expedition') under Alfred Ritscher.
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), German geographer and pioneer of earth-magnetic research in Polar regions.
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