Schytt Glacier

Schytt Glacier (71°35′S 3°40′W / 71.583°S 3.667°W / -71.583; -3.667Coordinates: 71°35′S 3°40′W / 71.583°S 3.667°W / -71.583; -3.667) is a broad glacier about 60 miles (100 km) long, flowing northward between Giaever and Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land to the Jelbart Ice Shelf. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–1952) and named for Stig V. Schytt, second in command and glaciologist of NBSAE.

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