Stevenson Glacier

Stevenson Glacier
Location of Princess Elizabeth Land
Location of Stevenson Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Princess Elizabeth Land
Coordinates	70°6′S 72°48′E / 70.100°S 72.800°E / -70.100; 72.800
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Amery Ice Shelf
Status	unknown

Stevenson Glacier (70°6′S 72°48′E / 70.100°S 72.800°E / -70.100; 72.800Coordinates: 70°6′S 72°48′E / 70.100°S 72.800°E / -70.100; 72.800) is a glacier flowing northwest into the eastern side of the Amery Ice Shelf, just north of Branstetter Rocks. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), and named by him for Lieutenant James C. Stevenson, co-pilot on Operation Highjump photographic flights in the area.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Stevenson Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).