Cook Glacier (South Georgia)
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP Not to be confused with Cook Ice Cap in the Kerguelen Islands.
| Cook Glacier | |
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  Location of Cook Glacier in South Georgia | |
| Location | South Georgia |
| Coordinates | 54°27′S 36°11′W / 54.450°S 36.183°W / -54.450; -36.183 |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | St Andrews Bay |
| Status | unknown |
Cook Glacier (54°27′S 36°11′W / 54.450°S 36.183°W / -54.450; -36.183Coordinates: 54°27′S 36°11′W / 54.450°S 36.183°W / -54.450; -36.183) 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
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References
^ "Clayton Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Cook Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Cook Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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