Penck Glacier
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| Penck Glacier | |
|---|---|
  Location of Penck Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Coats Land |
| Coordinates | 77°57′S 34°42′W / 77.950°S 34.700°W |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Vahsel Bay |
| Status | unknown |
Penck Glacier (77°57′S 34°42′W / 77.950°S 34.700°W) is a small glacier flowing northward along the west side of Bertrab Nunatak to Vahsel Bay. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Wilhelm Filchner, who named this feature for German geographer Albrecht Penck.[1]
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- ^ "Penck Glacier, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Penck Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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