Helland Glacier
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Helland Glacier is a glacier
4 nautical miles (7 km) long flowing southwest from Mount Paget
to Rocky Bay
, on the south side of South Georgia
. Mapped by Olaf Holtedahl
during his visit to South Georgia in 1927-28, and named by him for Amund Helland
(1846-1918), Norwegian mining geologist and glaciologist.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
4 nautical miles (7 km) long flowing southwest from Mount Paget
Mount Paget
Mount Paget is a summit of Allardyce Range on the South Atlantic/Antarctic island of South Georgia. It is the highest peak in the island of South Georgia, and any territory of the United Kingdom...
to Rocky Bay
Rocky Bay
Rocky Bay is a small bay, with numerous rocks lying in the bay and at its entrance, situated immediately north of Ducloz Head along the south coast of South Georgia. The presence of this bay seems to have been first noted in 1819 by Admiral Thaddeus Bellingshausen who roughly charted a small inlet...
, on the south side of South Georgia
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands, known as the South Sandwich...
. Mapped by Olaf Holtedahl
Olaf Holtedahl
Olaf Holtedahl, , was a geologist who was a winner of the Wollaston Medal. He was elected member of the Royal Society in 1961.- Bibliography :...
during his visit to South Georgia in 1927-28, and named by him for Amund Helland
Amund Helland
Amund Helland was a Norwegian geologist, politician and non-fiction writer. He is particularly known for his works on glacial erosion and the role of glaciers in the formation of valleys, fjords and lakes...
(1846-1918), Norwegian mining geologist and glaciologist.