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[[File:Norfolk Glacier Map.jpg|350px|thumb|Map showing the location of Norfolk Glacier in the Wisconsin Range]]
'''Norfolk Glacier''' (85°53′S 130°18′W) is a 12 nautical miles (22 km) long [[glacier]] that drains westward from the [[Wisconsin Range]] to enter [[Reedy Glacier]] between Mount Soyat and Mount Bolton.

==Discovery and name==
The glacier was mapped by the United States Geological Survey using surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1960–64. Norfolk Glacier was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Norfolk, Virginia. The city was the location of Detachment Three of the Meteorological Support Unit of the U.S. Naval Support Force, [[Antarctica]].

==Peerage title==
On 31 March 2020, Samuel Cummings was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Count of Norfolk in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]. His title is named for this glacier.

[[Category:Glaciers]]

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