Lyell Glacier, South Georgia Explained

Lyell Glacier
Map:United Kingdom South Georgia
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:South Georgia
Coordinates:-54.2833°N -73°W
Thickness:unknown
Terminus:Cumberland West Bay
Status:unknown

Lyell Glacier is a glacier flowing in a northerly direction to Harpon Bay at the southeast head of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. It was mapped by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskjöld, who named it for Sir Charles Lyell, an eminent British geologist.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lyell Glacier, Antarctica . Geographical Names . 22 January 2018.