Moraine Fjord
| Moraine Fjord | ||
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 The Cumberland Bay with its branches ( from left to right ) Cumberland East Bay , Moraine Fjord and Cumberland West Bay |
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| Waters | Cumberland Bay | |
| Land mass | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 20 ′ 11 ″ S , 36 ° 28 ′ 39 ″ W | |
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| length | 5.6 km | |
| Islands | Aniline Island | |
| Tributaries | Hamberg Glacier , Harker Glacier , Tyrrell Glacier | |
The Moraine Fjord ( English for Moränenförde ) is the middle of the three large tributaries of Cumberland Bay on the north coast of South Georgia . The largest part of the entrance to this 5.6 km long bay is occupied by a glacial moraine that gives it its name .
It was mapped and named as Moränfjorden during the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903) under the direction of Otto Nordenskjöld .
Web links
- Moraine Fjord in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Moraine Fjord on geographic.org (English)