Hodges Glacier
Hodges Glacier is a small glacier 1 nautical mile west of Grytviken, South Georgia, flowing from the south side of Petrel Peak to the foot of Mount Hodges.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Petrel Peak and Mount Hodges.
Petrel Peak
Peak
Petrel Peak is a peak, 630 m, standing at the north side of Hodges Glacier, 1 nautical mile northwest of Grytviken, South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57.
Mount Hodges
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Thatcher Peninsula is a mountainous peninsula in north-central South Georgia. Its total area is approximately 5,640 hectares, with roughly 1,620 ha covered in vegetation.
Orca Peak
Peak
Orca Peak is a peak, 395 m, standing west of Grytviken on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1930 British Admiralty chart. This article incorporates public domain material from…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grytviken and King Edward Point.
Grytviken
Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply.
King Edward Point
Village
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply. King Edward Point is situated 3 km southeast of Hodges Glacier.
Discovery Point
Locality
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. Discovery Point is situated 6 km southeast of Hodges Glacier.
Hodges Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 414 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
Discover Hodges Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Hodges Glacier” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “霍奇斯冰川”
- German: “Hodges-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hodgesbreen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as King Edward Cove and Cumberland East Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bore Valley and Thatcher Peninsula.
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Hodges Glacier”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.