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 around 10 metres (20 feet)
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Also known as“Dead Glacier”“König-Eisstrom”
Nearby Peaks
Discover McIlroy Peak and Mount Barren.
McIlroy Peak
McIlroy Peak is a peak rising to 745 metres west…
Mount Barren
Mount Barren is a mountain, 645 metres high, standing…
Cornwall Peaks
The Cornwall Peaks are two conspicuous rock peaks, the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Husvik and Leith Harbour.
Leith Harbour
Leith Harbour, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling…
9 km northeast of König Glacier
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
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“König Glacier” goes by many names.
König GlacierCebuano
柯尼希冰川Chinese
KönigbreenNorwegian Nynorsk
König GlacierSwedish
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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