Marck Glacier

Marck Glacier
Map of Thurston Island
Location of Marck Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	72°16′00″S 97°02′00″W / 72.26667°S 97.03333°W / -72.26667; -97.03333
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Cadwalader Inlet
Status	unknown

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Marck Glacier (72°16′S 97°2′W / 72.267°S 97.033°W / -72.267; -97.033Coordinates: 72°16′S 97°2′W / 72.267°S 97.033°W / -72.267; -97.033) is a glacier flowing into the southwestern extremity of Cadwalader Inlet on the north side of Thurston Island, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Aviation Machinist's Mate George H. Marck, an aircrewman in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas in the summer of 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 "Marck Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).