Stratton Glacier
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Glacier in AntarcticaTemplate:SHORTDESC:Glacier in Antarctica
| Stratton Glacier | |
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  Location of Stratton Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Coats Land |
| Coordinates | 80°22′S 29°0′W / 80.367°S 29.000°W / -80.367; -29.000 |
| Length | 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Shackleton Range |
| Status | unknown |
Stratton Glacier (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 David G. Stratton, surveyor and deputy leader of the transpolar party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1956–58.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Stratton, Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Stratton Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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