Olstad Glacier

Olstad Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Olstad Glacier  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 10613
Name ID: 129652

Feature type: Glacier (12)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A heavily crevassed glacier descending to the west coast of Peter I Island about 2 mi south of Tofte Glacier. Peter I Island was circumnavigated by the Norwegain whale catcher Odd I in January 1927 and was explored from the Norvegia in February 1929. The glacier is named for Ola Olstad, Norwegian zoologist who, transported by various whaling ships, conducted research in South Georgia, South Shetland Islands and Palmer Archipelago in 1927-28.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 50' 00.0" S
-68.83333°
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Longitude:
90° 41' 00.0" W
-90.68333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1952

Related information

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