Purvis Glacier
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![]() ![]() Location of Purvis Glacier in South Georgia | |
Location | South Georgia |
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Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Possession Bay |
Status | unknown |
Purvis Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
54°6′S 37°10′W / 54.100°S 37.167°W / -54.100; -37.167) is a glacier flowing generally northeast into the west side of Possession Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. Charted by the German Antarctic Expedition under Wilhelm Filchner, 1911–12, and named after . It was renamed Purvis Glacier, possibly to avoid confusion with Murray Glacier in northern Victoria Land, after , Royal Navy (Point Purvis, q.v.).
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Purvis Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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