Giaever Glacier

Giaever Glacier (72°37′S 31°8′E) is a glacier flowing northwest between Mount Kerckhove de Denterghem and Mount Lahaye in the Belgica Mountains of Antarctica. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, under Gaston de Gerlache, who named it for Norwegian explorer John Schjelderup Giæver, counselor for the expedition, and leader of the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1949–52.

Giaever Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Giaever Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	72°37′S 31°8′E
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Belgica Mountains
Status	unknown

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Giaever Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.