Peters Glacier (South Georgia)
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Peters Glacier (54°8′S 37°33′W) is a glacier flowing southward into the west side of Cheapman Bay, South Georgia. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Nikolaus Peters, a leading German authority on whales and whaling and Director of Reichsstelle für Walforschung, Hamburg, 1937–1940.
Peters Glacier | |
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Location | South Georgia |
Coordinates | 54°8′S 37°33′W |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Cheapman Bay |
Status | unknown |
See also
This article incorporates public domain material from "Peters Glacier (South Georgia)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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