Penck Glacier Explained

Penck Glacier
Map:Antarctica
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:Coats Land
Coordinates:-77.95°N -76°W
Thickness:unknown
Terminus:Vahsel Bay
Status:unknown

Penck Glacier (-77.95°N -76°W) is a small glacier flowing northward along the west side of Bertrab Nunatak to Vahsel Bay. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Wilhelm Filchner, who named this feature for German geographer Albrecht Penck.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Penck Glacier, Antarctica . Geographical Names . 25 January 2018.