Penck Glacier

Penck Glacier
Location of Penck Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Coats Land
Coordinates	77°57′S 34°42′W / 77.950°S 34.700°W / -77.950; -34.700
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Vahsel Bay
Status	unknown

Penck Glacier (77°57′S 34°42′W / 77.950°S 34.700°W / -77.950; -34.700Coordinates: 77°57′S 34°42′W / 77.950°S 34.700°W / -77.950; -34.700) is a small glacier flowing northward along the west side of Bertrab Glacier to Vahsel Bay. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1911-12, under Wilhelm Filchner, who named this feature for German geographer Albrecht Penck.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic

References

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