Henningsen Glacier

Henningsen Glacier is a 3 nautical miles long, flowing southwest to the south coast of South Georgia between and . It was surveyed in the period 1951–57 by the South Georgia Survey expedition led by Duncan Carse, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Leonard Henningsen, Manager of Tønsbergs Hvalfangeri, , 1945–50.

Henningsen Glacier

Latitude
-54.4625° or 54° 27′ 45″ south
Longitude
-36.73556° or 36° 44′ 8″ west
Elevation
266 metres (873 feet)
Open location code
39Q5G7Q7+2Q
Geo­Names ID
3474126
Wiki­data ID
Q5715086
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Henningsen Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Henningsen Glacier
  • Chinese: 亨寧森冰川
  • German: Henningsen-Gletscher
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Henningsenbreen
  • Swedish: Henningsen Glacier

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