Johnsons Glacier
Johnsons Glacier is the 1.8 km long and 2.3 km wide glacier on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica bounded by Charrúa Ridge and Charrúa Gap to the north, Napier Peak to the east, Mirador Hill to the southeast, Hurd Ice Cap to the southwest and Mount Reina Sofía to the west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 96 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Johnsons, Glaciar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Queen Sofia Mount and Napier Peak.
Queen Sofia Mount
Peak
Mount Reina Sofía is the mostly ice-free peak rising to 275 m on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and surmounting Johnsons Glacier to the east and northeast, and the Spanish Antarctic base Juan Carlos Primero to the north-northwest.
Napier Peak
Peak
Photo: Apcbg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Napier Peak is the partly ice-free peak rising to 380 m on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is linked to Charrúa Gap to the north by a 1.5 km ice-covered col, and by an ice-covered saddle to Mirador Hill to the south-southwest, and surmounts Johnsons Glacier to the northwest and west, Huntress Glacier to the east, and False Bay to the south.
Mirador Hill
Peak
Mirador Hill is the rocky hill rising to 307 m on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and surmounting Johnsons Glacier to the north-northwest and False Bay to the southeast.
Johnsons Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Johnsons Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Johnsons Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Johnsons Glacier”
- Chinese: “強森斯冰川”
- German: “Johnsons Gletscher”
- German: “Johnsons-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Johnsonsbreen”
- Swedish: “Johnsons Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ficheto Point and Doctor Guillermo Mann.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hurd Peninsula and Johnsons Dock.
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