Esmark Glacier

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

Esmark Glacier
Map showing the location of Esmark Glacier
Location of Esmark Glacier in South Georgia
Location South Georgia
Coordinates 54°13′S 37°13′W / 54.217°S 37.217°W / -54.217; -37.217
Thickness unknown
Terminus Jossac Bight
Status unknown

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

References

  1. ↑ "Esmark Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  2. ↑ "Esmark Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

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