Stratton Glacier

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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

Stratton Glacier (

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80°22′S 29°0′W / 80.367°S 29.000°W / -80.367; -29.000Coordinates: 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. First mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for , surveyor and deputy leader of the transpolar party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1956–58.[1]

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

  1. ^ "Stratton, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 25 January 2018.


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