Nachtigal Glacier facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nachtigal Glacier
Location in South Georgia Island
Location	South Georgia
Coordinates	54°29′S 36°9′W / 54.483°S 36.150°W / -54.483; -36.150
Length	2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Doris Bay
Status	unknown

Nachtigal Glacier is a glacier 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long flowing north from Mount Fagan toward Doris Bay, South Georgia. Charted by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83, who named the glacier after Dr. Gustav Nachtigal (1834–85), German physician and explorer of Africa.