Hamberg Glacier
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: National Maritime Museum, No restrictions.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 174 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Hamburg Glacier”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Swinhoe Peak.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Discovery Point and Grytviken.
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 8 km northeast of Hamberg 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.
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 northeast of Hamberg Glacier.
Hamberg Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.35382° or 54° 21′ 14″ southLongitude
-36.56291° or 36° 33′ 47″ westElevation
174 metres (571 feet)Open location code
39Q5JCWP+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 467412211OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hamberg Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hamberg Glacier”
- Chinese: “漢貝格冰川”
- German: “Hamberg-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hambergbreen i Sør-Georgia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hambergbreen”
- Swedish: “Hamberg Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hestesletten and Zenker Ridge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Henriksen Buttress and Mount Sugartop.
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