König Glacier
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| König Glacier | |
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  Location of König Glacier in South Georgia | |
| Location | South Georgia |
| Coordinates |  54°10′S 36°48′W / 54.167°S 36.800°W / -54.167; -36.800 |
| Length | 3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Fortuna Bay |
| Status | unknown |
König Glacier (54°10′S 36°48′W / 54.167°S 36.800°W / -54.167; -36.800Coordinates: WikiMiniAtlas54°10′S 36°48′W / 54.167°S 36.800°W / -54.167; -36.800) is a glacier, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long and 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) wide, flowing in a northerly direction from the north side of Neumayer Glacier to the head of Fortuna Bay, South Georgia. It was first surveyed in 1928–29 by a German expedition under Kohl-Larsen, who named it for Austrian mountaineer Felix König, who took part in the Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Wilhelm Filchner.[1][2]
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References[]
- ^ "König Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ^ "König Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "König Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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