Neumayer Glacier

54°15′S 36°41′W / 54.250°S 36.683°W / -54.250; -36.683Length8 nmi (15 km; 9 mi)Width2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)ThicknessunknownTerminusCumberland West BayStatusunknown

Neumayer Glacier is a glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, which flows east along the north flank of the Allardyce Range to the west side of the head of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. Charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld, 1901–04, and named for Georg von Neumayer.

Between 2005 and 2009, the glacier retreated 1-kilometer (0.62 mi).[1]

See also

  • Neumayer Glacier in January 2005
    Neumayer Glacier in January 2005
  • Neumayer Glacier in January 2009
    Neumayer Glacier in January 2009
  • Neumayer Glacier, Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia, circa 1882
    Neumayer Glacier, Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia, circa 1882
  • Neumayer Glacier, Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia, circa 1882
    Neumayer Glacier, Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia, circa 1882

References

  1. ^ "Neumayer Glacier, South Georgia Island". Image of the Day. NASA. Retrieved 9 May 2011.

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54°15′S 36°41′W / 54.250°S 36.683°W / -54.250; -36.683

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