Bilgeri Glacier
Bilgeri Glacier | |
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Location of Bilgeri Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Graham Land |
Coordinates | 66°1′00″S 64°47′00″W / 66.01667°S 64.78333°W |
Thickness | unknown |
Highest elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
Terminus | Barilari Bay |
Status | unknown |
Bilgeri Glacier (66°1′S 64°47′W / 66.017°S 64.783°W) 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.
See also
References
- This article incorporates public domain material from "Bilgeri Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.