Bearman Glacier

Bearman Glacier
Map of Thurston Island
Location of Bearman Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	72°21′S 99°10′W / 72.350°S 99.167°W / -72.350; -99.167
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Schwartz Cove
Status	unknown

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Bearman Glacier (72°21′S 99°10′W / 72.350°S 99.167°W / -72.350; -99.167Coordinates: 72°21′S 99°10′W / 72.350°S 99.167°W / -72.350; -99.167) is a glacier whose head is east of Mount Howell in central Thurston Island. The glacier flows south into Schwartz Cove on the south side of the island. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after F.O. Bearman, Photographer's Mate in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of this glacier and adjacent coastal areas, 1946–47.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Maps

• Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

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