Goff Glacier

Goff Glacier
Map of Thurston Island
Location of Goff Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	78°40′00″S 84°46′00″W / 78.66667°S 84.76667°W / -78.66667; -84.76667
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Koether Inlet
Status	unknown

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Goff Glacier (72°14′S 97°26′W / 72.233°S 97.433°W / -72.233; -97.433Coordinates: 72°14′S 97°26′W / 72.233°S 97.433°W / -72.233; -97.433) is a broad glacier flowing from Parker Peak into the head of Koether Inlet on the north side of Thurston Island, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Lieutenant Robert G. Goff, co-pilot of PBM Mariner aircraft in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas, 1946–47.^[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 "Goff Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).