Jewell Glacier
Jewell Glacier is a short glacier flowing south-southwest from Mount Grant into Jossac Bight on the south coast of South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1982 after John A.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Grant.
Mount Grant
Peak
Mount Grant is a mountain, 1,205 metres high, standing between Esmark Glacier and Keilhau Glacier on the south side of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Henry E.W.
Jewell Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 268 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.2578° or 54° 15′ 28″ southLongitude
-37.13475° or 37° 8′ 5″ westElevation
268 metres (879 feet)Open location code
39Q4PVR8+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 987310032OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
Discover Jewell Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Jewell Glacier” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “朱厄爾冰川”
- German: “Jewell-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jewellbreen”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bore Cove and Horten Cove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Grant and Aspasia Island.
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