Philippi Glacier (South Georgia)
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Philippi Glacier | |
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Location | South Georgia |
Coordinates | 54°49′S 36°3′W / 54.817°S 36.050°W |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Drygalski Fjord |
Status | unknown |
Philippi Glacier is a glacier flowing east into Brandt Cove on the southwest side of Drygalski Fjord, at the southeast end of South Georgia. Charted by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Wilhelm Filchner, who named it for Emil Philippi, glaciologist with the German Antarctic Expedition, 1901–03, under Erich von Drygalski, and professor of geology at the University of Jena.
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Philippi Glacier (South Georgia)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
54°49′S 36°3′W / 54.817°S 36.050°W
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