Geikie Glacier
Geikie Glacier | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Geikie Glacier in South Georgia | |
Location | South Georgia |
Coordinates | ![]() |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Cumberland West Bay |
Status | unknown |
Geikie Glacier flows northeast to Mercer Bay, at the southwest end of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. It was first charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskiöld, who named it after Sir Archibald Geikie, a noted Scottish geologist and Director-General of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, 1882–1901.[1][2]
It should not be confused with Geikie Glacier (58° 35' 48" N, 136° 36' 34" W), part of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Southeast Alaska. The Alaskan Geikie Glacier was named in 1879 by John Muir for James Geikie (1839–1915), Sir Archibald's younger brother. By 1892, the glacier had retreated and broken in two. The more northerly glacier retained the name "Geikie" and the other, renamed "Wood Glacier," has since disappeared.[3]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ "Geikie Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
- ^ "Geike Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Geikie Glacier". alaska.guide. Alaska Guide Co. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Geikie Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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