Peters Glacier (South Georgia)

Coordinates: 54°8′S 37°33′W / 54.133°S 37.550°W / -54.133; -37.550
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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 / 54.133°S 37.550°W / -54.133; -37.550
Thicknessunknown
TerminusCheapman Bay
Statusunknown

Peters Glacier (54°8′S 37°33′W / 54.133°S 37.550°W / -54.133; -37.550) 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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