Peters Glacier
Peters Glacier is a glacier on South Georgia, rising south-west of Warburtin Peak and flowing southward into the west side of Cheapman Bay, on the south shore of the island's western extent.
Following geological work in the area by the British Antarctic Survey in 1972-74, this glacier was named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Nikolaus Peters, a leading German authority on whales and whaling and Director of Reichstelle fur Walforschung, Hamburg, 1937-1940.
Location
- Location: 54°6’58"S, 37°34’3"W
References
- Gazetteer and Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Peters Glacier
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