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
Map showing the location of Peters Glacier
Map showing the location of 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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