Albrecht Penck Glacier
Map showing the location of Albrecht Penck Glacier
Map showing the location of Albrecht Penck Glacier
Location of Albrecht Penck Glacier in Antarctica
LocationVictoria Land
Coordinates76°40′S 162°20′E / 76.667°S 162.333°E / -76.667; 162.333
TerminusTripp Bay

Albrecht Penck Glacier (76°40′S 162°20′E / 76.667°S 162.333°E / -76.667; 162.333) is a glacier between the Fry Glacier and the Evans Piedmont Glacier, draining northeast toward Tripp Bay on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was first charted by the British Antarctic Expedition (190709) which named this feature for Albrecht Penck, the Director of the Institute of Oceanography and of the Geographical Institute in Berlin.[1]

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


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