Christensen Glacier (South Georgia)

Christensen Glacier
Location of Christensen Glacier in South Georgia
Location	South Georgia
Coordinates	54°20′S 36°52′W
Length	7 nmi (13 km; 8 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Newark Bay
Status	unknown

Christensen Glacier is a glacier 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, flowing south into the eastern part of Newark Bay on the south coast of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Chr. Fred. Christensen, Norwegian naval architect who, in cooperation with the shipowner H.G. Melsom, first solved the practical problems of building a slipway on a whale factory ship by converting the Lancing in 1925; he also made important improvements in the machinery for treatment and extraction of whale products.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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