Lyell Glacier (South Georgia)
| Lyell glacier | ||
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| location | South Georgia | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 19 ′ S , 36 ° 37 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Harpon Bay | |
The Lyell Glacier is a glacier on South Georgia . It flows north to Harpon Bay at the southeast head end of Cumberland West Bay .
It was first mapped during the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under the direction of Otto Nordenskjöld . He named the glacier after the British geologist Charles Lyell (1797–1875).
Web links
- Lyell Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Lyell Glacier on geographic.org (English)