Nachtigal Glacier
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Nachtigal Glacier | |
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Location | South Georgia |
Coordinates | 54°29′S 36°9′W / 54.483°S 36.150°W |
Length | 2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Doris Bay |
Status | unknown |
Nachtigal Glacier is a glacier 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long flowing north from Mount Fagan toward Doris Bay, South Georgia. Charted by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83, who named the glacier after Dr. Gustav Nachtigal (1834–85), German physician and explorer of Africa.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Nachtigal Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Nachtigal Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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