Henningsen Glacier facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Henningsen Glacier
Location in South Georgia Island
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.