Clayton 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grace Glacier.
Grace Glacier
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 in the Area
Nearby places include Salisbury Plain.
Salisbury Plain
Locality
Photo: Pismire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salisbury Plain is a broad coastal plain found with the Bay of Isles on the north coast of South Georgia. It lies between the mouths of Grace and Lucas glaciers on the southern coast of the bay, with Mount Ashley south of it.
Clayton Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 15 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.0895° or 54° 5′ 22″ southLongitude
-37.42983° or 37° 25′ 47″ westElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
39Q4WH6C+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 987846273OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
Discover Clayton Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Clayton Glacier” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “克萊頓冰川”
- German: “Clayton-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Claytonbreen”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Clayton”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Markham Point and Paul Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alert Rock and Mount Ashley.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Clayton Glacier”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.