Stratton Glacier

Stratton Glacier
Location of Stratton Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Coats Land
Coordinates	80°22′S 29°0′W / 80.367°S 29.000°W / -80.367; -29.000
Length	20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Shackleton Range
Status	unknown

Stratton Glacier (80°22′S 29°0′W / 80.367°S 29.000°W / -80.367; -29.000Coordinates: 80°22′S 29°0′W / 80.367°S 29.000°W / -80.367; -29.000) is a glacier 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, flowing north from Pointer Nunatak and then northwest to the north of Mount Weston, in the Shackleton Range. First mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for David G. Stratton, surveyor and deputy leader of the transpolar party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1956-58.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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