Atkinson Glacier

Coordinates: 71°30′S 167°25′E / 71.500°S 167.417°E / -71.500; 167.417
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Atkinson Glacier
Map showing the location of Atkinson Glacier
Map showing the location of Atkinson Glacier
Location of Atkinson Glacier in Antarctica
LocationVictoria Land
Coordinates71°30′S 167°25′E / 71.500°S 167.417°E / -71.500; 167.417
Thicknessunknown
TerminusDennistoun Glacier
Statusunknown

Atkinson Glacier (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 R.H. Findlay.

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References

  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Atkinson Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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