Purvis Glacier
Purvis Glacier is a glacier flowing generally northeast into the west side of Possession Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. Charted by the German Antarctic Expedition under Wilhelm Filchner, 1911–12, and named after John Murray-Gletscher.- Glacier with an elevation of around 50 metres (170 feet)
- …is also known as “John Murray Gletscher”
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
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Dinghy Point
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south…
4 km north of Purvis Glacier
Prince Olav Harbour
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south…
4½ km north of Purvis Glacier
Sheep Point
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south…
4½ km northeast of Purvis Glacier
Purvis Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.09944° or 54° 5′ 58″ south
Longitude
-37.16778° or 37° 10′ 4″ west
Open location code
39Q4WR2J+6V
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Purvis Glacier” goes by many names.
Purvis GlacierCebuano
珀維斯冰川Chinese
PurvisbreenNorwegian Nynorsk
Purvis GlacierSwedish
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