Stewart Glacier
Stewart Glacier (77°29′S 151°25′W) is a glacier on the north side of Edward VII Peninsula, flowing northeast along the east side of Howard Heights into Sulzberger Ice Shelf mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Wayne B. Stewart, U.S. Navy, co-pilot in LC-130F Hercules aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1968.
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Location of King Edward VII Land (marked in orange) within the Ross Dependency | |
Location of Stewart Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | King Edward VII Land |
Coordinates | 77°29′S 151°25′W |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Sulzberger Ice Shelf |
Status | unknown |
References
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Stewart Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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