Philippi Glacier (South Georgia) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Philippi Glacier
Location in South Georgia Island
Location	South Georgia
Coordinates	54°49′S 36°3′W / 54.817°S 36.050°W / -54.817; -36.050
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Drygalski Fjord
Status	unknown

Philippi Glacier is a glacier flowing east into Brandt Cove on the southwest side of Drygalski Fjord, at the southeast end of South Georgia. Charted by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Wilhelm Filchner, who named it for Emil Philippi, glaciologist with the German Antarctic Expedition, 1901–03, under Erich von Drygalski, and professor of geology at the University of Jena.