Austin Glacier
The Bay of Isles is a bay 9 miles wide and 3 miles deep, lying between Cape Buller and Cape Wilson along the north coast of South Georgia. It was discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook and so named by him because numerous islands lie in the bay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hay Peak and Brutus Island.
Hay Peak
Peak
Hay Peak is a peak rising to 660 metres at the head of Prince Olav Harbour in Cook Bay, South Georgia. It was charted and descriptively named "The Snow Pap" by the Discovery Investigations in 1929, but subsequently deleted.
Brutus Island
Islet
Brutus Island is a small island lying near the center of Prince Olav Harbour on the north coast of South Georgia. The descriptive name Saddle Island was given for this feature, probably by a British expedition under Ernest Shackleton, 1921–22, but the same name is used elsewhere in the Antarctic; to avoid confusion a new name has been approved for this feature.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dinghy Point and Prince Olav Harbour.
Dinghy Point
Locality
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south west portion of Cook Bay, entered between Point Abrahamsen and Sheep Point, along the north coast of South Georgia.
Prince Olav Harbour
Locality
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south west portion of Cook Bay, entered between Point Abrahamsen and Sheep Point, along the north coast of South Georgia.
Sheep Point
Locality
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south west portion of Cook Bay, entered between Point Abrahamsen and Sheep Point, along the north coast of South Georgia.
Austin Glacier
- Type: Glacier
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.09025° or 54° 5′ 25″ southLongitude
-37.18403° or 37° 11′ 3″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
39Q4WR58+W9OpenStreetMap ID
way 987539193OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
Discover Austin Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Austin Glacier” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “奧斯汀冰川”
- German: “Austin-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Austinbreen”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Austin”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Possession Bay and Brighton Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Prince Olav Harbour Cemetery and Office and slop chest.
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