Kjerulf Glacier

Kjerulf Glacier
Map showing the location of Kjerulf Glacier
Location of Kjerulf Glacier in South Georgia
Location South Georgia
Coordinates 54°21′S 36°51′W / 54.350°S 36.850°W / -54.350; -36.850
Length 7 nmi (13 km; 8 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Newark Bay
Status unknown

Kjerulf Glacier, Norwegian: Kjerulfbreen, (54°21′S 36°51′W / 54.350°S 36.850°W / -54.350; -36.850Coordinates: 54°21′S 36°51′W / 54.350°S 36.850°W / -54.350; -36.850) is a glacier 7 nautical miles (13 km) long flowing west from Mount Sugartop to the east side of Newark Bay, on the south coast of South Georgia. It was mapped by Olaf Holtedahl during his visit to South Georgia in 1927–28, and named by him for Norwegian geologist Theodor Kjerulf, Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Christiania.[1][2]


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kjerulf Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  2. ↑ "Kjerulf Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

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