Lewald Glacier

Lewald Glacier
Location of Lewald Glacier in South Georgia
Location	South Georgia
Coordinates	54°45′S 35°52′W
Length	3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Status	unknown

Lewald Glacier (54°45′S 35°52′W) is a small glacier 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Cape Vahsel, flowing northward to the coast at the east end of South Georgia. It was named by the Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Wilhelm Filchner, for Theodor Lewald, Ministerialdirektor im Reichsamt des Innern, Germany, who took an active interest in the expedition.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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