Twitcher Glacier
| Twitcher Glacier | ||
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| location | South Georgia | |
| Mountains | Salvesen Range | |
| length | 6 km | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 43 '12 " S , 35 ° 58' 55" W | |
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| drainage | Twitcher Bay | |
The Twitcher Glacier is a 6 km long glacier in southeastern South Georgia . It flows from the Salvesen Range in an easterly direction and flows into Twitcher Bay immediately south of the Herz Glacier and Iris Bay .
Scientists from the South Georgia Survey conducted surveys between 1951 and 1952. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him in 1955 after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792), First Lord of the Admiralty and also known under the name Jemmy Twitcher.
Web links
- Twitcher Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Twitcher Glacier on geographic.org (English)