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Henningsen Glacier
Location of Henningsen Glacier in South Georgia
Location	South Georgia
Coordinates	54°27′S 36°42′W / 54.450°S 36.700°W / -54.450; -36.700
Length	3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Rocky Bay
Status	unknown

Henningsen Glacier (54°27′S 36°42′W / 54.450°S 36.700°W / -54.450; -36.700) is a glacier 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, flowing southwest to the south coast of South Georgia between Cape Darnley and Rocky Bay. It was surveyed in the period 1951–57 by the South Georgia Survey expedition led by Duncan Carse, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Leonard Henningsen, Manager of Tønsbergs Hvalfangeri, Husvik, 1945–50.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

1. "Henningsen Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
2. "Henningsen Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Henningsen Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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