Price Glacier
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Price Glacier is a glacier
3.5 miles (6 km) long, flowing southwest to Cheapman Bay
on the south side of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named for Thomas Price
, member of the SGS, 1955-56.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
3.5 miles (6 km) long, flowing southwest to Cheapman Bay
Cheapman Bay
Cheapman Bay is a bay wide, indenting the south coast of South Georgia close west of King Haakon Bay. The name Cheapman Strand was given to a feature in this vicinity by an American sealing expedition which visited South Georgia in 1877–78. The name was recorded as Chapman Strand and applied to...
on the south side of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named for Thomas Price
Thomas Price
Thomas Price was a stonecutter, teacher, lay preacher, businessman, stonemason, clerk-of-works, union secretary, union president and politician...
, member of the SGS, 1955-56.