Esmark Glacier

Glacier in Antarctica

54°13′S 37°13′W / 54.217°S 37.217°W / -54.217; -37.217

Map showing the location of Esmark Glacier

Map showing the location of Esmark Glacier

Location of Esmark Glacier in South Georgia

LocationSouth GeorgiaCoordinates54°13′S 37°13′W / 54.217°S 37.217°W / -54.217; -37.217ThicknessunknownTerminusJossac BightStatusunknown

Esmark Glacier is a glacier flowing into the west part of Jossac Bight on the south coast of South Georgia. It was named by the Norwegian expedition under Olaf Holtedahl, 1927–28, most likely for Jens Esmark, professor of mineralogy at the University of Kristiania (Oslo), Norway.^[1] To the northwest is Mount Cunningham.^[2]

See also

List of glaciers in the Antarctic
Glaciology

References

^ "Esmark Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
^ "Esmark Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

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

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