Stratton Glacier

Stratton Glacier
Map showing the location of Stratton Glacier
Map showing the location of Stratton Glacier
Location of Stratton Glacier in Antarctica
LocationCoats Land
Coordinates80°22′S 29°0′W / 80.367°S 29.000°W / -80.367; -29.000
Length20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusShackleton Range
Statusunknown

The Stratton Glacier (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 of Antarctica.[1]

Exploration

The Stratton Glacier' was 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]

Location

The glacier is fed by ice from the Fuchs Dome in the center of the range, and forms to the east of Pointer Nunatak. It flows north past the ridges of the Haskard Highlands to the west, and past the Lister Heights and La Grange Nunataks to the east, entering the Slessor Glacier between Mount Provender and Mount Skidmore.[2] It is one of the large glaciers in the range.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 717.
  2. ^ Shackleton USGS map.
  3. ^ Höfle & Buggisch 1993, p. 184.

Sources

  • Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 3 December 2023 Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
  • Höfle, Hans-Christian; Buggisch, Werner (1993), "Glacial Geology and Petrography of Erratics in the Shackleton Range, Antarctica" (PDF), Polarforschung, vol. 63, no. 213, pp. 183–201, retrieved 5 December 2023
  • Shackleton Range, United States Geological Survey, 1983, retrieved 4 December 2023 Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.
  • Skidmore, Michael J.; Clarkson, Peter D. (1972), "Physiography and Glacial Geomorphology of the Shackleton Range" (PDF), Antarctic Survey Bulletin, no. 30, retrieved 6 December 2023