Briggs Glacier
Briggs Glacier is a glacier between Mount Worsley and The Trident in central South Georgia, flowing northwest into Murray Snowfield. It was charted as a glacier flowing into the head of Possession Bay in 1929 by Lieutenant Commander John M.- Glacier with an elevation of around 520 metres (1,700 feet)
- Description: glacier in South Georgia
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Mount Worsley.
Mount Worsley
Peak
Mount Worsley is a mountain, 1,105 m, on the west side of Briggs Glacier in South Georgia.
Briggs Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.16667° or 54° 10′ south
Longitude
-37.13333° or 37° 8′ west
Open location code
39Q4RVM8+8M
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Briggs Glacier” goes by many names.
布里格斯冰川Chinese
BriggsbreenNorwegian Nynorsk
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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