Keilhau Glacier (54°16′S 37°4′W / 54.267°S 37.067°W) 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]
| Keilhau Glacier | |
|---|---|
  Location of Keilhau Glacier in South Georgia | |
| Location | South Georgia |
| Coordinates | 54°16′S 37°4′W / 54.267°S 37.067°W |
| Length | 5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Jossac Bight |
| Status | unknown |
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Keilhau Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
