Payne Glacier

Payne Glacier
Map of Thurston Island
Location of Payne Glacier in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	71°55′00″S 96°42′00″W / 71.91667°S 96.70000°W / -71.91667; -96.70000
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	east of Cape Walden
Status	unknown

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Payne Glacier (71°55′S 96°42′W / 71.917°S 96.700°W / -71.917; -96.700Coordinates: 71°55′S 96°42′W / 71.917°S 96.700°W / -71.917; -96.700) is a glacier in the north part of Evans Peninsula, Thurston Island. It flows into the sea east of Cape Walden. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Photographer's Mate J.B. Payne, aircrewman 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 "Payne Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).