Posadowsky Glacier (Bouvet Island)
Posadowsky Glacier is a glacier which flows to the north coast of the island of Bouvetøya in the Southern Atlantic Ocean. It is 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) eastward of Cape Circoncision.
For other places with the same name, see Posadowsky Glacier (disambiguation).
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| Location | Bouvet Island |
| Coordinates | 54°25′S 3°22′E |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | north coast |
| Status | unknown |
It was first charted and named by the Gauss Expedition under Erich von Drygalski, which visited the island in February 1902. Posadowsky Glacier was named for Count Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner, Secretary of the Interior of the German Empire, who was instrumental in obtaining a government grant to cover the cost of the Drygalski expedition.[1][2]
References
- "Erich von Drygalski (1865-1949)". south-pole.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- "Posadowsky-Wehner, Arthur (Adolf) Graf von". Weimarer Republik online. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Posadowsky Glacier (Bouvet Island)". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 
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