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The '''Kjerulf Glacier''' | The '''Kjerulf Glacier''' is a glacier 7 nautical miles long flowing west from [[Mount Sugartop]] to the east side of [[Newark Bay, South Georgia|Newark Bay]], on the south coast of [[South Georgia]]. | ||
The glacier was mapped by Olaf Holtedahl during his visit to South Georgia in 1927-28, and named by him for Theodor Kjerulf (1825-1888), Norwegian geologist and Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Christiania. | The glacier was mapped by Olaf Holtedahl during his visit to South Georgia in 1927-28, and named by him for Theodor Kjerulf (1825-1888), Norwegian geologist and Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Christiania. | ||
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*Location map: {{wmap|-54.3597|-36.7596}} | |||
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{{Glaciers of South Georgia}} | |||
[[Category:Glaciers of South Georgia]] | [[Category:Glaciers of South Georgia]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:20, 5 April 2019
The Kjerulf Glacier is a glacier 7 nautical miles long flowing west from Mount Sugartop to the east side of Newark Bay, on the south coast of South Georgia.
The glacier was mapped by Olaf Holtedahl during his visit to South Georgia in 1927-28, and named by him for Theodor Kjerulf (1825-1888), Norwegian geologist and Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Christiania.
Location
- Location map: 54°21’35"S, 36°45’35"W
References
- Gazetteer and Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Kjerulf Glacier
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