Neumayer Glacier facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Neumayer Glacier |
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 Location in South Georgia Island
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| Location | South Georgia |
| Coordinates | 54°15′S 36°41′W / 54.250°S 36.683°W |
| Length | 8 nmi (15 km; 9 mi) |
| Width | 2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Cumberland West Bay |
| Status | unknown |
Neumayer Glacier is a glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, which flows east along the north flank of the Allardyce Range to the west side of the head of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. Charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld, 1901–04, and named for Georg von Neumayer.
Between 2005 and 2009, the glacier retreated 1-kilometer (0.62 mi).
Gallery
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Neumayer Glacier in January 2005
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Neumayer Glacier in January 2009
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Neumayer Glacier, Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia, circa 1882
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Neumayer Glacier, Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia, circa 1882
See also
In Spanish: Glaciar Neumayer para niños
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