Bertrab Glacier

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Bertrab Glacier
Bertrab Glacier.jpg
Bertrab Glacier in summer
Map showing the location of Bertrab Glacier
Map showing the location of Bertrab Glacier
Location of Bertrab Glacier in South Georgia
LocationSouth Georgia
Coordinates54°37′S 35°57′W / 54.617°S 35.950°W / -54.617; -35.950
Thicknessunknown
TerminusGold Harbour
Statusunknown

Bertrab Glacier (

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54°37′S 35°57′W / 54.617°S 35.950°W / -54.617; -35.950Coordinates: 54°37′S 35°57′W / 54.617°S 35.950°W / -54.617; -35.950) is a small glacier at the head of Gold Harbour, at the east end of South Georgia. It was charted by the Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Wilhelm Filchner, and named by him for , Chief Quartermaster in the German General Staff and Chief of the Land Survey, who was chairman of the expedition.

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Bertrab Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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