Purvis Glacier facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Purvis Glacier
Location in South Georgia Island
Location	South Georgia
Coordinates	54°6′S 37°10′W / 54.100°S 37.167°W / -54.100; -37.167
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Possession Bay
Status	unknown

Purvis Glacier (54°6′S 37°10′W / 54.100°S 37.167°W / -54.100; -37.167) is a glacier flowing generally northeast into the west side of Possession Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. Charted by the German Antarctic Expedition under Wilhelm Filchner, 1911–12, and named after John Murray-Gletscher. It was renamed Purvis Glacier, possibly to avoid confusion with Murray Glacier in northern Victoria Land, after Petty Officer J. Purvis, Royal Navy (Point Purvis, q.v.).