Tukuk-OS❄️ Lancing Glacier
United Kingdom · Europe · 54.33°S, 36.93°W
Lancing Glacier is a glacier 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, flowing south from Mount Corneliussen and Smillie Peak to Newark Bay on the south side 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 the Lancing, built in 1898, and converted to a whale factory ship in 1923. It was the first factory ship to be fitted with a slipway.
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Quick facts
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Europe |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 54.33°S, 36.93°W · view on map |
Lancing Glacier is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.
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