Wheeler Glacier
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![]() ![]() Location of Wheeler Glacier in South Georgia | |
Location | South Georgia |
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Length | 2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Royal Bay |
Status | unknown |
Wheeler Glacier ( WikiMiniAtlas
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[]
- ^ "Wheeler Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Wheeler Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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