Wheeler Glacier

Wheeler Glacier
Location of Wheeler Glacier in South Georgia
Location	South Georgia
Coordinates	54°36′S 36°22′W / 54.600°S 36.367°W / -54.600; -36.367
Length	2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Royal Bay
Status	unknown

Wheeler Glacier (

54°36′S 36°22′W / 54.600°S 36.367°W / -54.600; -36.367Coordinates: 54°36′S 36°22′W / 54.600°S 36.367°W / -54.600; -36.367) is a glacier draining the north flank of Mount Fraser, flowing west-northwest for 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south coast of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for , British zoologist and member of the scientific staff of the , Grytviken, South Georgia, 1925–27 and 1929–30.^[1]

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

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