Nordenskjold Glacier

Nordenskjold Glacier

: "For Nordenskjold's Glacier, a glacier on Spitsbergen, see Akuliarutsip Sermersua"

Nordenskjold Glacier (coord|54|22|S|36|22|W|type:glacier_region:AQ|display=inline,title) is a large glacier flowing north to the head of Cumberland East Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. It was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition and named for Otto Nordenskiöld, leader of the expedition.

ee also

* List of glaciers

External links

* [http://images.rgs.org/imageDetails.aspx?barcode=27875 Photograph of the terminal face of the glacier]


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