Nachtigal Glacier
Nachtigal Glacier is a glacier 2 nautical miles long flowing north from Mount Fagan toward Doris Bay, South Georgia. Charted by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83, who named the glacier after Dr.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 389 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Doktor Nachtigal Gletscher”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Burley and Mount Fagan.
Mount Burley
Peak
Mount Burley is a peak, 895 metres high, located 2 nautical miles southwest of Doris Bay, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Lieutenant Commander Malcolm K.
Mount Fagan
Peak
Mount Fagan is a mountain rising to 930 metres 1.4 nautical miles west-southwest of Coffin Top and 2.75 nautical miles west of Moltke Harbour, South Georgia.
Mount Back
Peak
Mount Back is a peak, 650 metres high, located 1.5 nautical miles south of Doris Bay, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Squadron Leader Anthony H.
Nachtigal Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.4982° or 54° 29′ 54″ southLongitude
-36.16919° or 36° 10′ 9″ westElevation
389 metres (1,276 feet)Open location code
39Q5GR2J+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 992082283OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
Discover Nachtigal Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Nachtigal Glacier” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “納赫蒂加爾冰川”
- French: “glacier Nachtigal”
- French: “Glacier Nachtigal”
- German: “Nachtigal Glacier”
- German: “Nachtigal-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nachtigalbreen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Little Moltke Harbour and Clark Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coffin Top and Cook Glacier.
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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 “Nachtigal Glacier”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.