Sultan Glacier
Sultan Glacier is a glacier flowing south-west into Table Bay, Elephant Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after HMS Sultan, a shore-based Royal Navy engineering school which provided the refuge hut for the UK Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island, 1970-71.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Refuge Emílio Goeldi.
Refuge Emílio Goeldi
Shelter
Refuge Emílio Goeldi is a Brazilian Antarctic summer facility named after the Swiss-Brazilian naturalist and zoologist Émil Goeldi. Built in 1988, the structure is located on Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Refuge Emílio Goeldi is situated 2½ km west of Sultan Glacier.
Sultan Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 314 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Sultan Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sultan Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sultan Glacier”
- Chinese: “薩爾坦冰川”
- German: “Sultan-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sultanbreen”
- Spanish: “Sultan, glaciar”
- Swedish: “Sultan Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nelson Point and Wild, Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Table Bay and Piloto Pardo Islands.
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