König Glacier
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König Glacier (54°10′S 36°48′W) is a glacier, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long and 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) wide, flowing in a northerly direction from the north side of Neumayer Glacier to the head of Fortuna Bay, South Georgia. It was first surveyed in 1928–29 by a German expedition under Kohl-Larsen, who named it for Austrian mountaineer Felix König, who took part in the Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Wilhelm Filchner.[1][2]
| König Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of König Glacier in South Georgia | |
| Location | South Georgia |
| Coordinates | 54°10′S 36°48′W |
| Length | 3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Fortuna Bay |
| Status | unknown |
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