Esmarkbreen (South Georgia)
| Esmarkbreen | ||
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| location | South Georgia | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 13 ′ S , 37 ° 9 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Jossac Bight , South Atlantic | |
The Esmarkbreen is a glacier on the south coast of South Georgia . It flows into the western section of the Jossac Bight .
The Norwegian geologist Olaf Holtedahl (1885–1975) named the glacier during his Antarctic voyage (1927–1928). It is named after the Danish geologist and mineralogist Jens Esmark (1763–1839).
Web links
- Esmark Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Esmark Glacier on geographic.org (English)