Cook Glacier, South Georgia

Cook Glacier, South Georgia

Cook Glacier (54°27′S 36°11′W / 54.45°S 36.183°W / -54.45; -36.183) is a glacier which flows in a north-northeast direction to Saint Andrews Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. Named by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations based at nearby Moltke Harbour in 1882-83, for Captain James Cook.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Cook Glacier, South Georgia" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).



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