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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Glacier
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Dead Glacier”, “Konig Glacier”, and “König-Eisstrom”
Places of Interest
Highlights include McIlroy Peak and Mount Barren.
McIlroy Peak
Peak
McIlroy Peak is a peak rising to 745 metres west of Husvik Harbour and 0.8 nautical miles south of Mount Barren, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1990 after Dr.
Mount Barren
Peak
Mount Barren is a mountain, 645 metres high, standing west of Husvik Harbour on the north coast of South Georgia. Its name is descriptive, and was probably given by the Discovery Investigations in 1926–30.
Cornwall Peaks
Peak
The Cornwall Peaks are two conspicuous rock peaks, the higher reaching 960 metres, standing at the west side of König Glacier, 2.5 nautical miles southwest of Fortuna Bay, South Georgia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Husvik and Leith Harbour.
Husvik
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Leith Harbour
Village
Photo: Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
Leith Harbour, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling station on the northeast coast of South Georgia, established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd, Edinburgh. Leith Harbour is situated 9 km northeast of König Glacier.
König Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.1871° or 54° 11′ 14″ southLongitude
-36.79725° or 36° 47′ 50″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
39Q5R673+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 4060545271OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover König Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Grytviken and South Georgia Island.
Curious Glaciers to Discover
Uncover intriguing glaciers from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “König Glacier”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.