Peters Glacier (South Georgia)

Peters Glacier (54°8′S 37°33′W) is a glacier flowing southward into the west side of Cheapman Bay, South Georgia. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Nikolaus Peters, a leading German authority on whales and whaling and Director of Reichstelle fur Walforschung, Hamburg, 1937–1940.

Peters Glacier
Location of Peterd Glacier in South Georgia
LocationSouth Georgia
Coordinates54°8′S 37°33′W
Thicknessunknown
TerminusCheapman Bay
Statusunknown

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


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