Stratton Glacier
Stratton Glacier (80°22′S 29°0′W) 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]
| Stratton Glacier | |
|---|---|
  Location of Stratton Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Coats Land |
| Coordinates | 80°22′S 29°0′W |
| Length | 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Shackleton Range |
| Status | unknown |
References
- "Stratton, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
| Types |
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy |
| ||||||
| Processes | |||||||
| Measurements | |||||||
| Volcanic relations | |||||||
| Landforms |
| ||||||
| |||||||
Glaciers of Coats Land | |
|---|---|
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.