| Quensel Glacier | |
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  Location of Quensel Glacier in South Georgia | |
| Location | South Georgia |
| Coordinates | 54°46′S 35°50′W / 54.767°S 35.833°W |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Cooper Bay |
| Status | unknown |
Quensel Glacier (54°46′S 35°50′W / 54.767°S 35.833°W) is a small glacier flowing southeast into Cooper Bay at the east tip of South Georgia. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Percy D. Quensel, Swedish geologist of Uppsala University, who visited South Georgia with Carl Skottsberg in 1909.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Quensel Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Quensel Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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