Neumayer Glacier
Neumayer Glacier is a glacier, 8 nautical miles long and 2 nautical miles 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Foxtail Peak and Headland Peak.
Foxtail Peak
Peak
Foxtail Peak is a peak, 455 metres high, on the north side of Neumayer Glacier, 2 nautical miles west of Carlita Bay, South Georgia. It was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskiöld.
Headland Peak
Peak
Headland Peak is a peak rising to 875 metres on the north side of Geikie Glacier, at the head of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Robert K. Headland Peak is situated 2½ km south of Neumayer Glacier.
Copestake Peak
Peak
Copestake Peak is a peak rising to 655 metres on the south side of Neumayer Glacier, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Paul Goodall-Copestake, who was British Antarctic Survey biological assistant at Grytviken, 1980–82, and Station Commander at Bird Island, 1982–83. Copestake Peak is situated 3½ km west of Neumayer Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Husvik.
Husvik
Locality
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Husvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in Stromness Bay, the other two being Stromness and Leith Harbour. Husvik is situated 7 km north of Neumayer Glacier.
Neumayer Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 55 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
Discover Neumayer Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Neumayer Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Neumayer Glacier”
- Chinese: “诺伊迈尔冰川”
- Dutch: “Neumayergletsjer”
- French: “glacier Neumayer”
- French: “Glacier Neumayer”
- German: “Neumayer-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Neumayerbreen”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Neumayer”
- Swedish: “Neumayer Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Islet Point and Teie Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blechnum Peaks and Carlita Bay.
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