Charles Glacier
Charles Glacier (72°34′S 3°26′W / 72.567°S 3.433°WCoordinates: 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.
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- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Charles Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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