Bilgeri Glacier

Coordinates: 66°1′S 64°47′W / 66.017°S 64.783°W / -66.017; -64.783
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Bilgeri Glacier
Location of Velingrad Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Bilgeri Glacier
Map showing the location of Bilgeri Glacier
Location of Bilgeri Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates66°1′00″S 64°47′00″W / 66.01667°S 64.78333°W / -66.01667; -64.78333
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation409 m (1,342 ft)
TerminusBarilari Bay
Statusunknown

Bilgeri Glacier (66°1′S 64°47′W / 66.017°S 64.783°W / -66.017; -64.783) is a

British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill, 1934–37, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1959 for Georg Bilgeri
(1873–1934), Austrian pioneer exponent of skiing, inventor of the first spring ski binding, and author of one of the earliest skiing manuals.

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References

  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Bilgeri Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.