König Glacier
König Glacier is a glacier, 3 nautical miles long and 1.5 nautical miles wide, flowing in a northerly direction from the north side of Neumayer Glacier to the head of Fortuna Bay, South Georgia.- Glacier
- …lies at an elevation of 5 metres (16 feet)
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Also known as“Dead Glacier”“König-Eisstrom”
Places of Interest
Highlights include McIlroy Peak and Mount Barren.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Husvik and Leith Harbour.
Husvik
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Leith Harbour
Village
Photo: Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.König Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.1871° or 54° 11′ 14″ south
Longitude
-36.79725° or 36° 47′ 50″ west
Open location code
39Q5R673+54
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“König Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “König Glacier”
- Chinese: “柯尼希冰川”
- German: “König-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Königbreen”
- Spanish: “Glaciar König”
- Swedish: “König Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Breakwind Ridge and Whistle Cove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Kønig and Neumayer Peaks.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Highlights
Notable places include Grytviken and South Georgia Island.
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