Peters Glacier (South Georgia) Explained

Peters Glacier
Map:United Kingdom South Georgia
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:South Georgia
Coordinates:-54.1333°N -70°W
Thickness:unknown
Terminus:Cheapman Bay
Status:unknown

Peters Glacier (-54.1333°N -70°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.

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