Deadmond Glacier

Deadmond Glacier
Map of Thurston Island
Location of Deadmond Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	72°01′S 96°27′W / 72.017°S 96.450°W / -72.017; -96.450
Length	6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Cadwalader Inlet
Status	unknown

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Deadmond Glacier (72°1′S 96°27′W / 72.017°S 96.450°W / -72.017; -96.450Coordinates: 72°1′S 96°27′W / 72.017°S 96.450°W / -72.017; -96.450) is a glacier about 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, flowing from the east side of Evans Peninsula on Thurston Island into Cadwalader Inlet. It was discovered by the U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander Robert B. Deadmond, executive officer of USS Burton Island, forming part of this expedition.^[1]

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 "Deadmond Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).