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Nordenskjold Glacier
View of the glacier terminus at Cumberland Bay.
Location of Nordenskjöld Glacier in South Georgia
Location	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Coordinates	54°22′S 36°22′W / 54.367°S 36.367°W / -54.367; -36.367
Terminus	Cumberland East Bay Southern Ocean

Nordenskjöld Glacier is a large glacier in South Georgia.

The glacier flows north and has its terminus at the head of Cumberland East Bay, on the north coast of the island. It was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition and named after Otto Nordenskjöld, leader of the expedition. Sheridan Peak sits near the glacier's head.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

1. "Nordenskjöld Glacier". Mapcarta. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

External links

• Photograph of the terminal face of the glacier

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

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