Philippi Glacier, Antarctica

Philippi Glacier
Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
Map showing the location of Philippi Glacier
Location of Philippi Glacier in Antarctica
Type channell
Location Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
Coordinates 66°45′S 88°20′E / 66.750°S 88.333°E / -66.750; 88.333
Length 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus West Ice Shelf
Status unknown

Philippi Glacier (German: Philippigletscher) is coastal glacier about 15 mi long, flowing N to the E end of the West Ice Shelf, 15 mi W of Gaussberg. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp, 1946-47. Named by the ANCA for Emil Philippi, geologist with the German Antarctic Expedition (GerAE) under Erich von Drygalski, 1901–03, who made scientific observations in the vicinity of Gaussberg.

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

Coordinates: 66°45′S 88°20′E / 66.750°S 88.333°E / -66.750; 88.333



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