Sessums Glacier

Sessums Glacier (72°0′S 100°33′W) is a glacier flowing into the head of Henry Inlet on the north side of Thurston Island.

Sessums Glacier
Location of Sessums Glacier in Antarctica
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates72°00′00″S 100°33′00″W
Thicknessunknown
TerminusHenry Inlet
Statusunknown
Satellite image of Thurston Island.

It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after US Navy Lieutenant Commander Walter Sessums. Sessums was a helicopter pilot in the Eastern Group of Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas over the Antarctic summer of 1946–47.

See also

Maps

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



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