Cook Glacier (South Georgia)

Not to be confused with Cook Ice Cap in the Kerguelen Islands.

Cook Glacier
Location of Cook Glacier in South Georgia
Location	South Georgia
Coordinates	54°27′S 36°11′W / 54.450°S 36.183°W / -54.450; -36.183
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	St Andrews Bay
Status	unknown

Cook Glacier (54°27′S 36°11′W / 54.450°S 36.183°W / -54.450; -36.183Coordinates: 54°27′S 36°11′W / 54.450°S 36.183°W / -54.450; -36.183) is a glacier which flows in a north-northeasterly direction to Saint Andrews Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. It was named by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations based at nearby Moltke Harbour in 1882–83, for Captain James Cook.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Cook Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).