Peters Glacier (South Georgia)
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| location | South Georgia | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 7 ′ S , 37 ° 34 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Cheapman Bay | |
The Peters Glacier is a glacier on the south coast of South Georgia . It flows south into the western part of Cheapman Bay .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him in 1977 after Nicolaus Peters (1900–1940), who was head of the Reich Office for Whale Research in Hamburg from 1937 until his death .
Web links
- Peters Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Peters Glacier on geographic.org (English)