Nordenskjöld Glacier

For the glacier in Spitsbergen, see Nordenskiöldbreen. For the glacier in Melville Bay, see Nordenskiold Glacier, Northwest Greenland. For the glacier near Disko Bay, see Nordenskiold Glacier, West Greenland. For the glacier in East Greenland, see Akuliarutsip Sermerssua. For the glacier in Russia, see Nordenskiöld Glacier (Novaya Zemlya).

Nordenskjold Glacier
View of the glacier terminus at Cumberland Bay.
Location of Nordenskjöld Glacier in South Georgia
LocationSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Coordinates54°22′S 36°22′W / 54.367°S 36.367°W / -54.367; -36.367
TerminusCumberland East Bay
Southern Ocean

Nordenskjöld Glacier is a large glacier in South Georgia.

The glacier flows north and has its terminus at the head of Cumberland East Bay, on the north coast of the island.[1] It was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition and named after Otto Nordenskjöld, leader of the expedition. Sheridan Peak sits near the glacier's head.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nordenskjöld Glacier". Mapcarta. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Nordenskjöld Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 


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