Gerontius Glacier
Gerontius Glacier is a glacier flowing north from the Elgar Uplands into Tufts Pass in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1977, association with the nearby uplands, from The Dream of Gerontius, a work for chorus, solo voices and orchestra by Edward Elgar.Gerontius Glacier
- Glacier with an elevation of 1,935 metres (6,348 feet)
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-69.52881° or 69° 31′ 44″ south
Longitude
-70.4926° or 70° 29′ 33″ west
Open location code
372FFGC4+FX
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gerontius Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gerontius Glacier”
- Chinese: “傑隆休斯冰川”
- German: “Gerontius-Gletscher”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio Geronte”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gerontiusbreen”
- Swedish: “Gerontius Glacier”
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