Purvis Glacier

Purvis Glacier
Location of Purvis Glacier in South Georgia
Location	South Georgia
Coordinates	54°6′S 37°10′W / 54.100°S 37.167°W / -54.100; -37.167
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Possession Bay
Status	unknown

Purvis Glacier (54°6′S 37°10′W / 54.100°S 37.167°W / -54.100; -37.167Coordinates: 54°6′S 37°10′W / 54.100°S 37.167°W / -54.100; -37.167) is a glacier flowing generally northeast into the west side of Possession Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. Charted by the German Antarctic Expedition under Wilhelm Filchner, 1911–12, and named after John Murray-Gletscher. It was renamed Purvis Glacier, possibly to avoid confusion with Murray Glacier in northern Victoria Land, after Petty Officer J. Purvis, Royal Navy (Point Purvis, q.v.).

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

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