Lyell Glacier, South Georgia

{{For|the former glacier in California|Lyell Glacier}}{{short description|Glacier in Antarctica}}

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Lyell Glacier ({{Coord|54|17|S|36|37|W|type:glacier_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}) is a glacier flowing in a northerly direction to Harpon Bay at the southeast head of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. It was mapped by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskjöld, who named it for Sir Charles Lyell, an eminent British geologist.{{cite web | url = https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-2017216&fid=5991&c=south_georgia_and_the_south_sandwich_islands |title = Lyell Glacier, Antarctica | website = Geographical Names | publisher = | accessdate = 22 January 2018}}