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For the glacier in NE Greenland, see Hamberg Glacier (Greenland). For the glacier in Spitsbergen, see Hambergbreen.
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Hamberg Glacier
The ice cliffs of the snout of Hamberg Glacier, Moraine Fjord, South Georgia (4793353914).jpg
The ice cliffs of the snout of Hamberg Glacier, Moraine Fjord, South Georgia
Map showing the location of Hamberg Glacier
Map showing the location of Hamberg Glacier
Location in South Georgia Island
Location South Georgia
Coordinates 54°21′S 36°31′W / 54.350°S 36.517°W / -54.350; -36.517
Thickness unknown
Terminus Moraine Fjord
Status unknown

Hamberg Glacier (54°21′S 36°31′W / 54.350°S 36.517°W / -54.350; -36.517) is a glacier which flows in an east-northeasterly direction from the northeast side of Mount Sugartop to the west side of the head of Moraine Fjord, South Georgia. It was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskiöld, who named it for Axel Hamberg, a Swedish geographer, mineralogist and Arctic explorer.

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