Borchgrevinkisen
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LocationQueen Maud Land
Thicknessunknown
Terminusnorthward to Taggen Nunatak
west end to Sør Rondane Mountains
west end to Sør Rondane Mountains
| Borchgrevinkisen Glacier | |
|---|---|
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica | |
Location of Borchgrevinkisen Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Queen Maud Land |
| Coordinates | 72°10′S 21°30′E / 72.167°S 21.500°E |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | northward to Taggen Nunatak west end to Sør Rondane Mountains |
| Status | unknown |
Borchgrevinkisen (72°10′S 21°30′E / 72.167°S 21.500°E) is a glacier flowing northward to the west of Taggen Nunatak, at the west end of the Sør Rondane Mountains. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named for Carsten E. Borchgrevink, Norwegian leader of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898–1900.