Schrader Glacier

Schrader Glacier
Map showing the location of Schrader Glacier
Location of Schrader Glacier in South Georgia
Location South Georgia
Coordinates 54°7′S 37°39′W / 54.117°S 37.650°W / -54.117; -37.650
Thickness unknown
Terminus Wilson Harbour
Status unknown

Schrader Glacier (54°7′S 37°39′W / 54.117°S 37.650°W / -54.117; -37.650Coordinates: 54°7′S 37°39′W / 54.117°S 37.650°W / -54.117; -37.650) is a small glacier which flows to the head of Wilson Harbour on the south coast of South Georgia. Charted by the German Antarctic Expedition under Wilhelm Filchner, 1911-12, and named for Dr. K. Schrader, leader of the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations based at Royal Bay in 1882-83.

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