Prince Philip Glacier

Prince Philip Glacier (82°21′S 159°55′E / 82.350°S 159.917°E / -82.350; 159.917Coordinates: 82°21′S 159°55′E / 82.350°S 159.917°E / -82.350; 159.917) is a glacier flowing south for about 20 nautical miles (37 km) between Cobham and Holyoake Ranges into Nimrod Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Prince Philip Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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