Moraine Fjord

Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) long with a reef (a terminal moraine) extending across its entrance, forming the west head of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. It was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskjöld, 1901–04, who so named it because of the large glacial moraine at its entrance.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Moraine Fjord". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-11-06.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Moraine Fjord" (content from the Geographic Names Information System). Coordinates: 54°19′S 36°29′W / 54.317°S 36.483°W / -54.317; -36.483


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