Bulbur Glacier

Bulbur Glacier
Map of Thurston Island
Location of Bulbur Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	72°27′S 98°33′W / 72.450°S 98.550°W / -72.450; -98.550
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	O'Dowd Cove
Status	unknown

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Bulbur Glacier (72°27′S 98°33′W / 72.450°S 98.550°W / -72.450; -98.550Coordinates: 72°27′S 98°33′W / 72.450°S 98.550°W / -72.450; -98.550) is a glacier in south-central Thurston Island; it flows south along the west side of Boker Rocks into O'Dowd Cove. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after E.R. Bulbur, Photographer's Mate in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island 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 "Bulbur Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).