Nordenskjöld Glacier (South Georgia)

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Nordenskjöld glacier
Nordenskjold Glacier.jpg
location South Georgia
Coordinates 54 ° 25 ′  S , 36 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 54 ° 25 ′  S , 36 ° 24 ′  W
Nordenskjöld Glacier (South Georgia) (South Georgia)
Nordenskjöld Glacier (South Georgia)
drainage Cumberland East Bay

The Nordenskjöld Glacier is a large glacier on South Georgia . It flows north to the head of Cumberland East Bay .

It was mapped during the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903). It is named after its director Otto Nordenskjöld (1869–1928).

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