Philippi Glacier, Antarctica

Philippi Glacier
Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
Location of Philippi Glacier in Antarctica
Type	channell
Location	Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
Coordinates	66°45′S 88°20′E / 66.750°S 88.333°E / -66.750; 88.333
Length	15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	West Ice Shelf
Status	unknown

Philippi Glacier (German: Philippigletscher) is coastal glacier about 15 mi long, flowing N to the E end of the West Ice Shelf, 15 mi W of Gaussberg. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp, 1946–47. Named by the ANCA for , geologist with the German Antarctic Expedition (GerAE) under Erich von Drygalski, 1901–03, who made scientific observations in the vicinity of Gaussberg.

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

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

Coordinates: 66°45′S 88°20′E / 66.750°S 88.333°E / -66.750; 88.333

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