This huge glacier was discovered in November 1911 by the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen .
This huge glacier was named by him for Axel Heiberg , a Norwegian businessman and patron of science who contributed to numerous Norwegian polar expeditions .
This huge glacier was discovered in November 1911 by the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen , and named by him for Axel Heiberg , a Norwegian businessman and patron of science who contributed to numerous Norwegian polar expeditions .