Cook Glacier (South Georgia)
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Cook Glacier | |
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Location | South Georgia |
Coordinates | 54°27′S 36°11′W / 54.450°S 36.183°W |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | St Andrews Bay |
Status | unknown |
Cook Glacier (54°27′S 36°11′W / 54.450°S 36.183°W) is a glacier which flows in a north-northeasterly direction to Saint Andrews Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. It was named by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations based at nearby Moltke Harbour in 1882–83, for Captain James Cook.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Clayton Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- This article incorporates public domain material from "Cook Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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