Sessums Glacier
Sessums Glacier (72°0′S 100°33′W) is a glacier flowing into the head of Henry Inlet on the north side of Thurston Island.
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  Location of Sessums Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 72°00′00″S 100°33′00″W |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Henry Inlet |
| Status | unknown |
Satellite image of Thurston Island.
It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after US Navy Lieutenant Commander Walter Sessums. Sessums was a helicopter pilot in the Eastern Group of Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas over the Antarctic summer of 1946–47.
Maps
- Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Sessums Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 
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