Geikie Glacier

Geikie Glacier (54°17′S 36°41′W / 54.283°S 36.683°W / -54.283; -36.683Coordinates: 54°17′S 36°41′W / 54.283°S 36.683°W / -54.283; -36.683) is a glacier which flows northeast to Mercer Bay, at the southwest end of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. It was first charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskiöld, who named it after Sir Archibald Geikie, a noted Scottish geologist and Director-General of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, 1882–1901.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Geikie Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-19.

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