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Harmer Glacier
Map showing the location of Harmer Glacier
Map showing the location of Harmer Glacier
Location in South Georgia Island
Location South Georgia
Coordinates 54°46′S 36°15′W / 54.767°S 36.250°W / -54.767; -36.250
Length 3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Ranvik
Status unknown

Harmer Glacier (54°46′S 36°15′W / 54.767°S 36.250°W / -54.767; -36.250) is a glacier 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, flowing southwest from Starbuck Peak to the sea close north of Ranvik, on the south coast of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Sir Sidney F. Harmer.

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