Arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Catcher Icefall

(Schrader Glacier)

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Location: 54° 10' S 37° 39' 40" W
near head of Elephant Cove, following the British Antarctic Survey geological work in the area, 1972-74, was named after the ships used for whaling. Landsat ETM+ satellite imagery in 2002 showed that the ice fall had undergone considerable retreat.