Hamberg Glacier

Hamberg Glacier
Map showing the location of Hamberg Glacier
Location of Hamberg Glacier in South Georgia
Location South Georgia
Coordinates 54°21′S 36°31′W / 54.350°S 36.517°W / -54.350; -36.517
Thickness unknown
Terminus Moraine Fjord
Status unknown

Hamberg Glacier (54°21′S 36°31′W / 54.350°S 36.517°W / -54.350; -36.517Coordinates: 54°21′S 36°31′W / 54.350°S 36.517°W / -54.350; -36.517) is a glacier which flows in an east-northeasterly direction from the northeast side of Mount Sugartop to the west side of the head of Moraine Fjord, South Georgia. It was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskiöld, who named it for Axel Hamberg, a Swedish geographer, mineralogist and Arctic explorer.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hamberg Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Hamberg Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

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