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Wheeler Glacier

Coordinates: 54°36′S 36°22′W / 54.600°S 36.367°W / -54.600; -36.367
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Wheeler Glacier
Map showing the location of Wheeler Glacier
Map showing the location of Wheeler Glacier
Wheeler Glacier
Location of Wheeler Glacier in South Georgia
Map showing the location of Wheeler Glacier
Map showing the location of Wheeler Glacier
Wheeler Glacier
Wheeler Glacier (South Georgia Island)
LocationSouth Georgia
Coordinates54°36′S 36°22′W / 54.600°S 36.367°W / -54.600; -36.367
Length2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusRoyal Bay
Statusunknown
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Wheeler Glacier (54°36′S 36°22′W / 54.600°S 36.367°W / -54.600; -36.367) is a glacier draining the north flank of Mount Fraser, flowing west-northwest for 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south coast of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for J.F.G. Wheeler, British zoologist and member of the scientific staff of the Discovery Investigations Marine Station, Grytviken, South Georgia, 1925–27 and 1929–30.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Wheeler Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

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