Keilhau Glacier
Map showing the location of Keilhau Glacier
Map showing the location of Keilhau Glacier
Location of Keilhau Glacier in South Georgia
LocationSouth Georgia
Coordinates54°16′S 37°4′W / 54.267°S 37.067°W / -54.267; -37.067
Length5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusJossac Bight
Statusunknown

Keilhau Glacier (54°16′S 37°4′W / 54.267°S 37.067°W / -54.267; -37.067) is a glacier 5 nautical miles (9 km) long flowing west from Kohl Plateau and then southwest to Jossac Bight, on the south coast of South Georgia. It was mapped by Olaf Holtedahl during his visit to South Georgia in 1927–28, and named by him for Baltazar M. Keilhau, a Norwegian geologist and professor of mineralogy at the University of Christiania.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Keilhau Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Keilhau Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

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