Christophersen Glacier

Glacier in Antarctica

54°25′S 36°47′W / 54.417°S 36.783°W / -54.417; -36.783Length8 nmi (15 km; 9 mi)ThicknessunknownTerminusJacobsen BightStatusunknown

Christophersen Glacier (54°25′S 36°47′W / 54.417°S 36.783°W / -54.417; -36.783) is a glacier 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, flowing west into Jacobsen Bight on the south coast of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Pedro Christophersen, one of the first Directors of the Compañía Argentina de Pesca which operated the Grytviken whaling station for more than 50 years beginning in 1904.[1][2]

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References

  1. ^ "Christophersen Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Christophersen Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

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

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