Atkinson Glacier

Atkinson Glacier
Location of Atkinson Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Victoria Land
Coordinates	71°30′S 167°25′E / 71.500°S 167.417°E / -71.500; 167.417
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Dennistoun Glacier
Status	unknown

Atkinson Glacier (

71°30′S 167°25′E / 71.500°S 167.417°E / -71.500; 167.417Coordinates: 71°30′S 167°25′E / 71.500°S 167.417°E / -71.500; 167.417) is a glacier between Findlay Range and Lyttelton Range, Admiralty Mountains, flowing northward into Dennistoun Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1983 after William Atkinson, field assistant, New Zealand Antarctic Division, mechanic with the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) geological party to the area, 1981–82, led by .

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

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