Burton Island Glacier

Burton Island Glacier
Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
Map showing the location of Burton Island Glacier
Location of Burton Island Glacier in Antarctica
Type channel
Location Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
Coordinates 66°49′S 90°20′E / 66.817°S 90.333°E / -66.817; 90.333
Length 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)
Width 7 nmi (13 km; 8 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Posadowsky Bay
Status unknown

Burton Island Glacier (66°49′S 90°20′E / 66.817°S 90.333°E / -66.817; 90.333Coordinates: 66°49′S 90°20′E / 66.817°S 90.333°E / -66.817; 90.333) is a channel glacier, about 9 nautical miles (17 km) wide and 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, flowing north from the continental ice to Posadowsky Bay just west of Cape Torson. It was mapped from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for the USS Burton Island, one of the two icebreakers of U.S. Navy Operation Windmill, 1947–48, which assisted in establishing astronomical control stations along Wilhelm II Coast, Queen Mary Coast, Knox Coast and Budd Coast.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Burton Island Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Gna-GeographicNamesOfTheAntarctic1stEdition1981_djvu". p. 327. Retrieved October 8, 2011.


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