Lucas Glacier
Lucas Glacier is a glacier in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and has an elevation of 65 metres. Lucas Glacier is situated nearby to the locality Salisbury Plain, as well as near Bay of Isles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tern Island and Dot Island.
Tern Island
Islet
Tern Island in the south part of the Bay of Isles, South Georgia is a small, tussock-covered island lying 1.6 km south of Albatross Island and 10 km east of Dot Island. Tern Island is situated 3 km northwest of Lucas Glacier.
Dot Island
Islet
Dot Island in the sub-Antarctic is a tiny island lying 0.6 nautical miles west of Tern Island in the south part of the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. It was first charted by Robert Cushman Murphy in 1912–13 and surveyed in 1929–30 by Discovery Investigations personnel, who probably so named it because of its size and minute appearance when represented on charts. Dot Island is situated 3½ km northwest of Lucas Glacier.
Petrel Island
Islet
Petrel Island is an island 1.2 km southwest of Prion Island, lying in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. First charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy. Petrel Island is situated 4 km northeast of Lucas Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salisbury Plain and Peggotty Bluff.
Salisbury Plain
Locality
Photo: Pismire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salisbury Plain is a broad coastal plain found with the Bay of Isles on the north coast of South Georgia. It lies between the mouths of Grace and Lucas glaciers on the southern coast of the bay, with Mount Ashley south of it.
Peggotty Bluff
Locality
King Haakon Bay, or King Haakon Sound, is an inlet on the southern coast of the island of South Georgia. The inlet is approximately 13 km long and 4 km wide. Peggotty Bluff is situated 9 km south of Lucas Glacier.
Prince Olav Harbour
Locality
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south west portion of Cook Bay, entered between Point Abrahamsen and Sheep Point, along the north coast of South Georgia. Prince Olav Harbour is situated 10 km east of Lucas Glacier.
Lucas Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 65 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.06972° or 54° 4′ 11″ southLongitude
-37.30639° or 37° 18′ 23″ westElevation
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
39Q4WMJV+4CGeoNames ID
3426391
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