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Glacier in Antarctica
Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Norsk Polarinstitutt GlacierMap showing the location of Norsk Polarinstitutt GlacierLocation of Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier in Antarctica
LocationQueen Maud Land
Coordinates72°34′S 31°16′E / 72.567°S 31.267°E / -72.567; 31.267
Thicknessunknown
TerminusBelgica Mountains
Statusunknown

Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier (72°34′S 31°16′E / 72.567°S 31.267°E / -72.567; 31.267) is a glacier flowing southwest between Mount Perov and Mount Limburg Stirum in the Belgica Mountains. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, under G. de Gerlache, who named it after the Norsk Polarinstitutt, which at the time was situated in Oslo but today has its headquarters in Tromsø (since 1998).

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