Penck Glacier

Penck Glacier (77°57′S 34°42′W / 77.950°S 34.700°W / -77.950; -34.700Coordinates: 77°57′S 34°42′W / 77.950°S 34.700°W / -77.950; -34.700) is a small glacier flowing northward along the west side of Bertrab Glacier to Vahsel Bay. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1911-12, under Wilhelm Filchner, who named this feature for German geographer Albrecht Penck.

See also

List of glaciers in the Antarctic

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