Prince Philip Glacier

Prince Philip Glacier

Prince Philip Glacier (coord|82|21|S|159|55|E|type:glacier_region:AQ|display=inline,title) is a glacier flowing south for about 20 nautical miles (37 km) between Cobham and Holyoake Ranges into Nimrod Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.


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