Allison Glacier (Antarctica)

Allison Glacier
Map depicting the location of Allison Glacier in Victoria Land
Map showing the location of Allison Glacier
Location of Allison Glacier in Antarctica
Location Victoria Land
Coordinates 78°16′S 161°55′E / 78.267°S 161.917°E / -78.267; 161.917
Terminus Skelton Glacier

Allison Glacier is a small glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Its head is located just north of Mount Huggins, descending from the west slopes of Royal Society Range into Skelton Glacier.[1] Abbott Spur separates the lower ends of Rutgers Glacier from Allison Glacier.[2]

Discovery and naming

Royal Society Range
Map depicting the location of the Royal Society Range in Antarctica

It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1963 for Lieutenant Commander John K. Allison, United States Navy, officer in charge of the wintering-over detachment of U.S. Navy Air Development Squadron Six (VX-6) at McMurdo Station, 1959.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Allison Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  2. ↑ "Abbott Spur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-13.


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