Buxton Glacier
Buxton Glacier is a glacier flowing northeast between Heaney Glacier and Cook Glacier, on the north coast of the island of South Georgia, immediately south of Mount Skittle.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Cook Glacier and Nachtigal Peak.
Buxton Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 56 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.46986° or 54° 28′ 12″ south
Longitude
-36.2265° or 36° 13′ 35″ west
Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)
Open location code
39Q5GQJF+3C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Buxton Glacier” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “巴克斯頓冰川”
- German: “Buxton-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Buxtonbreen”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Buxton”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Clark Point and Lonberg Valley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: King penguin and Mount MacArthur.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Grytviken and South Georgia Island.
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