Geikie Glacier
Geikie Glacier flows northeast to Mercer Bay, at the southwest end of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. It was first charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskiöld, who named it after Sir Archibald Geikie, a noted Scottish geologist and Director-General of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, 1882–1901.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Headland Peak and Marikoppa.
Headland Peak
Peak
Headland Peak is a peak rising to 875 metres on the north side of Geikie Glacier, at the head of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Robert K. Headland Peak is situated 4 km north of Geikie Glacier.
Marikoppa
Peak
Marikoppa is a mountain, 1,840 metres, between Larssen and Paulsen Peak in the Allardyce Range of South Georgia. The name, which is known locally, was used in 1950 by H.B. Marikoppa is situated 3 km south of Geikie Glacier.
Geikie Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 237 metres
- Description: glacier in South Georgia, Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Geikie Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Geikie Glacier”
- Chinese: “蓋基冰川”
- German: “Geikie-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Geikiebreen”
- Portuguese: “Geleira Geikie”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Geikie”
- Swedish: “Geikie Glacier (glaciär i Sydgeorgien och Sydsandwichöarna)”
- Swedish: “Geikie Glacier”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Te Unuhanga-a-Rangitoto/Mercer Bay and Mount Fagerli.
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