Mahaffey Glacier
Mahaffey Glacier (72°18′S 96°26′W) is a glacier flowing into the head of Morgan Inlet at the east end of Thurston Island, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after J.S. Mahaffey, a Photographer's Mate in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas in 1946–47.[1]
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| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 72°18′00″S 96°26′00″W |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Morgan Inlet |
| Status | unknown |
Satellite image of Thurston Island.
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
- "Mahaffey Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
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