Lyell Glacier, South Georgia

Lyell Glacier (54°17′S 36°37′W / 54.283°S 36.617°W / -54.283; -36.617Coordinates: 54°17′S 36°37′W / 54.283°S 36.617°W / -54.283; -36.617) 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Lyell Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-07-11.

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