Nordenskjöld Glacier, Glacier at the head of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia

Nordenskjöld Glacier is a large glacier in South Georgia that flows north and ends at the head of Cumberland East Bay, on the island's north coast. Sheridan Peak stands near the glacier's head. The Swedish Antarctic Expedition charted it and named it after its leader, Otto Nordenskjöld.

The Swedish Antarctic Expedition, led by Otto Nordenskjöld, charted the glacier and gave it his name. Sheridan Peak stands near the glacier's head, at the point where the ice begins its northward flow toward Cumberland East Bay.

The glacier carries the name of Otto Nordenskjöld, leader of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition that charted it. The expedition's survey work in the early 1900s left a record of the ice front that later researchers could compare against. Visitors see the name on maps and in expedition accounts of Cumberland East Bay.

Expedition vessels approach the glacier between November and March when weather conditions allow viewing of the ice face. The best views of the ice occur typically from a boat at some distance from the wall.

The glacier was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, which named it after its leader, Otto Nordenskjöld. Sheridan Peak rises near the glacier's head, a landmark to look for when the ice face comes into view.