Strauss Glacier

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Map showing the location of
LocationMarie Byrd Land, Antarctica
Coordinates77°20′S 139°40′W / 77.333°S 139.667°W / -77.333; -139.667 (Strauss Glacier)

Strauss Glacier (77°20′S 139°40′W / 77.333°S 139.667°W / -77.333; -139.667 (Strauss Glacier)) is a glacier, 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long, flowing between the Ickes Mountains and Coulter Heights to enter the sea at the east side of Land Bay, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.[1]

Mapping and name

The Strauss Glacier was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photographs between 1959 and 1965. The naming was proposed to United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) by Admiral Richard E. Byrd. It was named for Lewis Strauss, Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, 1953–58, longtime friend and advisor to Admiral Byrd who recommended that the Antarctic be used to demonstrate peaceful employment of atomic energy.[1]

Location

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Strauss Glacier in north east of left map, northwest of right map

The Strauss Glacier originates to the south of the Coulter Heights and flows west to enter Land Bay to the east of the mouth of Land Glacier and west of the mouth of the Hull Glacier. It passes the Ickes Mountains to the south of its mouth. The Krigsvold Nunataks are at the head of the glacier. The Kinsey Ridge and Nichols Rock are in the glacier near its mouth.[2][3]

Features

Krigsvold Nunataks

75°38′S 137°55′W / 75.633°S 137.917°W / -75.633; -137.917. A small cluster of isolated nunataks located directly at the head of Strauss Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN after Sergeant Alvin I. Krigsvold, United States Army, member of the Army-Navy Trail Party that blazed a trail from Little America V to establish Byrd Station in 1956.[4]

Kinsey Ridge

75°23′S 139°08′W / 75.383°S 139.133°W / -75.383; -139.133. A flat-topped, partly ice-covered ridge in the middle of Strauss Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for James H. Kinsey, USARP auroral scientist at Byrd Station, 1963.[5]

Nichols Rock

75°23′S 139°13′W / 75.383°S 139.217°W / -75.383; -139.217. A rock on the west side of Kinsey Ridge, which lies in the middle of Strauss Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Clayton W. Nichols, geophysicist at Byrd Station, 1969-70.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 718.
  2. ^ Mount McCoy USGS.
  3. ^ Hull Glacier USGS.
  4. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 405.
  5. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 393.
  6. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 525.

Sources

  • Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03 Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
  • Hull Glacier, USGS: United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2024-03-24
  • Mount McCoy, USGS: United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2024-03-24