Quensel Glacier

Quensel Glacier is a small flowing southeast into Cooper Bay at the east tip of South Georgia. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Percy D.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Ferguson Peak and Lewald Glacier.

Peak
is a peak, 560 metres high, standing close west of the head of Cooper Bay in the eastern extremity of South Georgia. It was photographed by Niall Rankin during his visit to South Georgia in 1947.

Glacier
is a small 3 nautical miles west of , flowing northward to the coast at the east end of South Georgia. It was named by the Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Wilhelm Filchner, for Theodor Lewald, Ministerialdirektor im Reichsamt des Innern, Germany, who took an active interest in the expedition.

Quensel Glacier

Latitude
-54.77249° or 54° 46′ 21″ south
Longitude
-35.85097° or 35° 51′ 4″ west
Elevation
154 metres (505 feet)
Open location code
39Q664HX+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 985405505
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­glacier
Geo­Names ID
10787720
Wiki­data ID
Q7271243
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Quensel Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 昆塞爾冰川
  • German: Quensel-Gletscher
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Quenselbreen

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Centre Cove and Albatross Cove.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wasp Island and Brambleleaf Island.

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