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Glacier in Antarctica
Peterson Glacier
Map of Antarctica, with Wilkes Land slightly to the right
Map showing the location of Peterson GlacierMap showing the location of Peterson GlacierLocation of Peterson Glacier in Antarctica
LocationWilkes Land
Coordinates66°25′00″S 110°44′00″E / 66.41667°S 110.73333°E / -66.41667; 110.73333
Thicknessunknown
TerminusPenney Bay
Statusunknown

Peterson Glacier is a glacier flowing west into Penney Bay opposite Herring Island in the Windmill Islands. Mapped from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp, 1946–47, and named for Louie N. Peterson, radio operator and recorder with the U.S. Navy (USN) OpWml parties which established astronomical control stations along Wilhelm II, Knox and Budd Coasts during January–February 1948.

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  1. "Peterson Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-08-10.

66°25′S 110°44′E / 66.417°S 110.733°E / -66.417; 110.733

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