Jutulstraumen Glacier is a large glacier in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, about 120 miles long, draining northward to the Fimbul Ice Shelf between the Kirwan Escarpment, Borg Massif and Ahlmann Ridge on the west and the Sverdrup Mountains on the east. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Jutulstraumen (the giant's stream).[1] More specifically jutulen are a troll-like figures from norwegian folk tales.[2] The ice stream reaches speeds of around 4 metres per day near the coast where it is heavily crevassed.[2]
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Jutulstraumen Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).