Harker Glacier
Harker Glacier is a tidewater glacier on South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Harker glacier was first mapped by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, and named De Geer Glacier, after Gerard De Geer, a Swedish geologist who specialized in geomorphology and geochronology.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 376 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Also known as: “De Geer Glacier”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Swinhoe Peak and Hamberg Glacier.
Swinhoe Peak
Peak
Swinhoe Peak is a peak, 845 m high, standing between Hamberg Glacier and Hestesletten on the north side of South Georgia. The peak was mapped by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–03, under Nordenskjold. Swinhoe Peak is situated 2½ km north of Harker Glacier.
Hamberg Glacier
Glacier
Photo: National Maritime Museum, No restrictions.
Hamberg Glacier is a glacier which flows in an east-northeasterly direction from the northeast side of Mount Sugartop to the west side of the head of Moraine Fjord, South Georgia. Hamberg Glacier is situated 3½ km northwest of Harker Glacier.
Henriksen Buttress
Peak
Henriksen Buttress is a prominent rock buttress, 1,970 metres high, standing 2 nautical miles southeast of Mount Sugartop in the central part of the Allardyce Range of South Georgia. Henriksen Buttress is situated 3½ km southwest of Harker Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Discovery Point and King Edward Point.
Discovery Point
Locality
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. Discovery Point is situated 7 km north of Harker Glacier.
King Edward Point
Village
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply. King Edward Point is situated 9 km north of Harker Glacier.
Grytviken
Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply.
Harker Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
Discover Harker Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Harker Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Harker Glacier”
- Chinese: “哈克冰川”
- German: “Harker-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Harkerbreen”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Harker”
- Swedish: “Harker Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Greene Peninsula and Cumberland East Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moraine Fjord and Sutton Crag.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
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