Paget Glacier

Paget Glacier
Map showing the location of Paget Glacier
Location of Paget Glacier in South Georgia
Location South Georgia
Coordinates 54°24′S 36°28′W / 54.400°S 36.467°W / -54.400; -36.467
Length 4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi)
Width 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Nordenskjöld Glacier
Status unknown

Paget Glacier (54°24′S 36°28′W / 54.400°S 36.467°W / -54.400; -36.467Coordinates: 54°24′S 36°28′W / 54.400°S 36.467°W / -54.400; -36.467) is a glacier in South Georgia, 4 miles (6 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, which flows northeast from the north slopes of Mount Paget into the west side of Nordenskjold Glacier. The glacier was roughly surveyed in 1928–29 by a German expedition under Kohl-Larsen, and resurveyed in 1951–52 by the SGS. The name, which is derived from nearby Mount Paget, was given by the SGS in 1951–52.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Paget Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Paget Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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