Price Glacier (Antarctica)

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Coordinates: 54°7′S 37°29′W / 54.117°S 37.483°W / -54.117; -37.483

Price Glacier
Map showing the location of Price Glacier
Map showing the location of Price Glacier
Location of Price Glacier in South Georgia
LocationSouth Georgia
Coordinates54°7′S 37°29′W / 54.117°S 37.483°W / -54.117; -37.483
Length3.5 nmi (6 km; 4 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusCheapman Bay
Statusunknown

Price Glacier is a glacier 3.5 miles (6 km) long, flowing southwest to Cheapman Bay on the south side of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named for a member of the survey, Thomas Price, in 1955-56[1]

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

  1. ^ "Price Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

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