Nordenskjöld Glacier: Difference between revisions

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Nordenskjold Glacier is a large glacier flowing north to the head of Cumberland East Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. It enters the bay between the Greene Peninsula and Barff Peninsula.

The glacier was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition in 1902 and named for Otto Nordenskiöld, leader of the expedition.

Photograph of the terminal face of the glacier
Gazetteer and Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Nordenskjöld Glacier

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 [[File:Nordenskjold Glacier.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Nordenskjold Glacier on Cumberland Bay]]
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-'''Nordenskjold Glacier''' ({{coord|54|22|S|36|22|W|type:glacier_region:GS|display=inline,title}}) is a large glacier flowing north to the head of [[Cumberland East Bay]], on the north coast of [[South Georgia]].
+'''Nordenskjold Glacier''' is a large glacier flowing north to the head of [[Cumberland East Bay]], on the north coast of [[South Georgia]].  It enters the bay between the [[Greene Peninsula]] and [[Barff Peninsula]].
-It was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition and named for Otto Nordenskiöld, leader of the expedition.
+The glacier was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition in 1902 and named for Otto Nordenskiöld, leader of the expedition.
+==Location map==
+*Location map {{wmap|-54.4167|-36.4}}
 ==Outside links==
-* [http://images.rgs.org/imageDetails.aspx?barcode=27875 Photograph of the terminal face of the glacier]
+*[http://images.rgs.org/imageDetails.aspx?barcode=27875 Photograph of the terminal face of the glacier]
+*{{basgaz}}
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+{{Glaciers of South Georgia}}
-{{stub|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}}
+{{stub}}
 [[Category:Glaciers of South Georgia]]