Stewart Glacier

Stewart Glacier (77°29′S 151°25′W) is a glacier on the north side of Edward VII Peninsula, flowing northeast along the east side of Howard Heights into Sulzberger Ice Shelf mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Wayne B. Stewart, U.S. Navy, co-pilot in LC-130F Hercules aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1968.

Stewart Glacier
Location of King Edward VII Land (marked in orange) within the Ross Dependency
Location of Stewart Glacier in Antarctica
LocationKing Edward VII Land
Coordinates77°29′S 151°25′W
Thicknessunknown
TerminusSulzberger Ice Shelf
Statusunknown

See also

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


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