Pelter Glacier

Pelter Glacier
Map of Thurston Island
Location of Pelter Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	71°57′00″S 98°22′00″W / 71.95000°S 98.36667°W / -71.95000; -98.36667
Length	5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Murphy Inlet
Status	unknown

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Pelter Glacier (71°57′S 98°22′W / 71.950°S 98.367°W / -71.950; -98.367Coordinates: 71°57′S 98°22′W / 71.950°S 98.367°W / -71.950; -98.367) is a glacier about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) long on Thurston Island, flowing from the east side of Noville Peninsula into the west side of Murphy Inlet. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for J.A. Pelter, aerial photographer with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1933-35.

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