Prince Philip Glacier

Prince Philip Glacier (82°21′S 159°55′E / 82.350°S 159.917°E / -82.350; 159.917Coordinates: 82°21′S 159°55′E / 82.350°S 159.917°E / -82.350; 159.917) is a glacier flowing south for about 20 nautical miles (37 km) between Cobham and Holyoake Ranges into Nimrod Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.


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