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The '''Christophersen Glacier''' ({{ | The '''Christophersen Glacier''' ({{wmap|-54.416667|-36.7833333}}) is a glacier 8 nautical miles long, flowing west into [[Jacobsen Bight]] on the south coast of [[South Georgia]]. | ||
The glacier was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Pedro Christophersen, one of the first Directors of the company which operated the [[Grytviken]] whaling station for more than 50 years beginning in 1904. | The glacier was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Pedro Christophersen, one of the first Directors of the company which operated the [[Grytviken]] whaling station for more than 50 years beginning in 1904. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:50, 4 April 2019
The Christophersen Glacier (54°25’0"S, 36°46’60"W) is a glacier 8 nautical miles long, flowing west into Jacobsen Bight on the south coast of South Georgia.
The glacier was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Pedro Christophersen, one of the first Directors of the company which operated the Grytviken whaling station for more than 50 years beginning in 1904.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Christophersen Glacier
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