Ryan Glacier
Ryan Glacier is a glacier, 2 nautical miles long, flowing west to the head of Ice Fjord, South Georgia. The German Antarctic Expedition named this glacier for Dr.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 86 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Penck-Gletscher” and “Penk Glacier”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Comer Crag and Wales Head.
Comer Crag
Peak
Comer Crag is a crag, 635 metres high, standing 1 nautical mile north of the head of Ice Fjord in the western part of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Captain George Comer of East Haddam, Connecticut, who made his first sealing visit to South Georgia in the topsail schooner Era in 1885. Comer Crag is situated 3 km northwest of Ryan Glacier.
Wales Head
Peak
Wales Head is a headland 2.5 nautical miles east of Craigie Point on the north coast of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for William Wales, English astronomer sent by the Board of Longitude to make astronomical observations during Cook's second voyage, 1772–75, sailing in the Resolution. Wales Head is situated 3½ km northeast of Ryan Glacier.
Ryan Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ryan Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ryan Glacier”
- Chinese: “瑞安冰川”
- German: “Ryan-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ryanbreen”
- Swedish: “Ryan Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jock Point and Ram Head.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tawny Gap and Wales Head.
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