Helland Glacier
Helland Glacier is a glacier 4 nautical miles long flowing southwest from Mount Paget to Rocky Bay, on the south side of South Georgia. It was mapped by Olaf Holtedahl during his visit to South Georgia in 1927–28, and named by him for Amund Helland, a Norwegian mining geologist and glaciologist.Helland Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 169 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.47861° or 54° 28′ 43″ south
Longitude
-36.65278° or 36° 39′ 10″ west
Elevation
169 metres (554 feet)
Open location code
39Q5G8CW+HV
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Helland Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Helland Glacier”
- Chinese: “赫蘭冰川”
- German: “Helland-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hellandbreen”
- Swedish: “Helland Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Austin Head and Leon Head.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Freberg Rocks and Ducloz Head.
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