Lyell Glacier, South Georgia

Lyell Glacier
Location of Lyelli Glacier in South Georgia
Location	South Georgia
Coordinates	54°17′S 36°37′W / 54.283°S 36.617°W / -54.283; -36.617
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Cumberland West Bay
Status	unknown

Lyell Glacier (54°17′S 36°37′W / 54.283°S 36.617°W / -54.283; -36.617) is a glacier flowing in a northerly direction to Harpon Bay at the southeast head of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. It was mapped by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskjöld, who named it for Sir Charles Lyell, an eminent British geologist.^[1][2]

See also[edit]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[edit]

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Lyell Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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