Helland Glacier

Helland Glacier
Location of Helland Glacier in South Georgia
Location	South Georgia
Coordinates	54°29′S 36°37′W / 54.483°S 36.617°W / -54.483; -36.617
Length	4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Rocky Bay
Status	unknown

Helland Glacier (54°29′S 36°37′W / 54.483°S 36.617°W / -54.483; -36.617) is a glacier 4 nautical miles (7 km) long flowing southwest from Mount Paget to Rocky Bay, on the south side of South Georgia. It was mapped by Olaf Holtedahl during his visit to South Georgia in 1927–28, and named by him for Amund Helland, a Norwegian mining geologist and glaciologist.^[1][2]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology
• Hellandfjellet

References

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