Craft Glacier
Map of Thurston Island
Map showing the location of Craft Glacier
Map showing the location of Craft Glacier
Location of Craft Glacier in Antarctica
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates72°12′S 101°22′W / 72.200°S 101.367°W / -72.200; -101.367
Length5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusPeacock Sound
Statusunknown
Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Craft Glacier (72°12′S 101°22′W / 72.200°S 101.367°W / -72.200; -101.367) is a valley glacier about 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, lying west of Hendersin Knob on Thurston Island and flowing south to Abbot Ice Shelf in Peacock Sound. It was first delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation HIGHJUMP in December 1946, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Ensign Charles Craft, U.S. Navy, a helicopter pilot on USS Glacier who made exploratory flights at Thurston Island in February 1960.[1]

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References

  1. "Craft Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 1 December 2011.


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