Peters Glacier (South Georgia)

Peters Glacier
Location of Peterd Glacier in South Georgia
Location	South Georgia
Coordinates	54°8′S 37°33′W / 54.133°S 37.550°W / -54.133; -37.550
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Cheapman Bay
Status	unknown

Peters Glacier (

54°8′S 37°33′W / 54.133°S 37.550°W / -54.133; -37.550Coordinates: 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.

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Peters Glacier (South Georgia)". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)