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Cook Glacier (South Georgia)

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Cook Glacier (54°27′S 36°11′W) is a glacier which flows in a north-northeasterly direction to Saint Andrews Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. It was named by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations based at nearby Moltke Harbour in 1882–83, for Captain James Cook.[1]

Coordinates54°27′S 36°11′W
Thicknessunknown
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Cook Glacier
Cook Glacier (South Georgia) is located in South Georgia Island
Cook Glacier (South Georgia)
Location within South Georgia Island
Cook Glacier (South Georgia) is located in Atlantic Ocean
Cook Glacier (South Georgia)
Location within Atlantic Ocean
LocationSouth Georgia
Coordinates54°27′S 36°11′W
Thicknessunknown
TerminusSt Andrews Bay
Statusunknown
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