König Glacier
Map showing the location of König Glacier
Map showing the location of König Glacier
Location of König Glacier in South Georgia
LocationSouth Georgia
Coordinates54°10′S 36°48′W / 54.167°S 36.800°W / -54.167; -36.800
Length3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusFortuna Bay
Statusunknown

König Glacier (54°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]

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References

  1. ↑ "König Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "König Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

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