Murray Snowfield
Murray Snowfield is a snowfield centered 2 nautical miles south of Possession Bay in South Georgia. The name "John Murray-Gletscher" was given to a glacier flowing into the head of Possession Bay by members of the Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12.- Snowfield
- …lies at an elevation of around 480 metres (1,560 feet)
- …is also known as “John Murray-Gletscher”
- Description: snowfield in South Georgia
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Mount Worsley
Peak
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4 km south of Murray Snowfield
Localities in the Area
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Peggotty Bluff
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9 km west of Murray Snowfield
Dinghy Point
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9 km north of Murray Snowfield
Sheep Point
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south…
10 km north of Murray Snowfield
Murray Snowfield
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- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.15° or 54° 9′ south
Longitude
-37.15° or 37° 9′ west
Open location code
39Q4VR2X+2X
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Murray Snowfield” goes by many names.
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