Esmark Glacier
Esmark Glacier is a glacier flowing into the west part of Jossac Bight on the south coast of South Georgia. It was named by the Norwegian expedition under Olaf Holtedahl, 1927–28, most likely for Jens Esmark, professor of mineralogy at the University of Kristiania, Norway.- Glacier with an elevation of around 150 metres (480 feet)
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.23583° or 54° 14′ 9″ south
Longitude
-37.24056° or 37° 14′ 26″ west
Open location code
39Q4QQ75+MQ
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Esmark Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Esmark Glacier”
- Chinese: “埃斯馬克冰川”
- French: “glacier Esmark (Géorgie du Sud)”
- French: “Glacier Esmark”
- German: “Esmarkbreen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Esmarkbreen i Sør-Georgia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Esmarkbreen”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Esmark”
- Swedish: “Esmark Glacier”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Highlights
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