Twitcher Glacier

Twitcher Glacier
Map showing the location of Twitcher Glacier
Map showing the location of Twitcher Glacier
Location of Twitcher Glacier in South Georgia
LocationSouth Georgia
Coordinates54°43′S 35°56′W / 54.717°S 35.933°W / -54.717; -35.933
Length4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusIris Bay
Statusunknown

Twitcher Glacier (54°43′S 35°56′W / 54.717°S 35.933°W / -54.717; -35.933) is a glacier, 4 miles (6 km) long, which flows east from the Salvesen Range to the east coast of South Georgia, immediately south of Herz Glacier and Iris Bay. The glacier was surveyed in 1951-52 by the SGS. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty, 1771–82, who was popularly known as "Jemmy Twitcher."[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

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