Fortuna Glacier
Fortuna Glacier is a tidewater glacier at the mouth of Cumberland Bay on the island of South Georgia. It flows in a northeast direction to its terminus just west of Cape Best, with an eastern distributary almost reaching the west side of Fortuna Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Best Peak and Mount Woodward.
Mount Woodward
Peak
Mount Woodward is a mountain, 770 m, standing 1.5… Mount Woodward is situated 3 km west of Fortuna Glacier.
Fortuna Glacier
- Glacier with an elevation of 176 metres (577 feet)
- Description: glacier on South Georgia island
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.1° or 54° 6′ south
Longitude
-36.85° or 36° 51′ west
Open location code
39Q5V5X2+X2
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fortuna Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fortuna Glacier”
- Chinese: “福圖納冰川”
- French: “glacier Fortuna”
- French: “Glacier Fortuna”
- German: “Fortuna-Gletscher”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio Fortuna”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fortunabreen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fortunabreen”
- Norwegian: “Fortunabreen”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Fortuna”
- Swedish: “Fortuna Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Illusion Point and Peruque Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Guides and Fortuna Bay.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Highlights
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