Utstikkar Glacier

Utstikkar Glacier (67°33′S 61°20′E / 67.550°S 61.333°E / -67.550; 61.333Coordinates: 67°33′S 61°20′E / 67.550°S 61.333°E / -67.550; 61.333) is a broad glacier flowing north from the vicinity of Moyes Peak in Antarctica and terminating in Utstikkar Glacier Tongue between Utstikkar Bay to the east and Allison Bay to the west.

The glacier was mapped and named Utstikkarbreen (the out-jutting glacier) by Norwegian cartographers working from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition in January–February 1937.

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Utstikkar Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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