Atkinson Glacier

Atkinson Glacier
Location of Atkinson Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Victoria Land
Coordinates	71°30′S 167°25′E / 71.500°S 167.417°E / -71.500; 167.417
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Dennistoun Glacier
Status	unknown

Atkinson Glacier (71°30′S 167°25′E / 71.500°S 167.417°E / -71.500; 167.417Coordinates: 71°30′S 167°25′E / 71.500°S 167.417°E / -71.500; 167.417) is a glacier between Findlay Range and Lyttelton Range, Admiralty Mountains, flowing northward into Dennistoun Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1983 after William Atkinson, field assistant, New Zealand Antarctic Division, mechanic with the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) geological party to the area, 1981–82, led by R.H. Findlay.

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

Glaciers in the Antarctic

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