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.- Glacier with an elevation of around 390 metres (1,280 feet)
- …is also known as “Doktor Nachtigal Gletscher”
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Burley and Mount Fagan.
Mount Burley
Peak
Mount Burley is a peak, 895 metres high, located…
Mount Fagan
Peak
Mount Fagan is a mountain rising to 930 metres 1.4…
Mount Back
Peak
Mount Back is a peak, 650 metres high, located 1.5…
Nachtigal Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.4982° or 54° 29′ 54″ south
Longitude
-36.16919° or 36° 10′ 9″ west
Open location code
39Q5GR2J+P8
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
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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”
- 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.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Highlights
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