Myers Glacier

Map of Thurston Island.

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Myers Glacier (72°16′S 100°7′W / 72.267°S 100.117°W / -72.267; -100.117Coordinates: 72°16′S 100°7′W / 72.267°S 100.117°W / -72.267; -100.117) is a valley glacier about 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, flowing southwest from Mount Noxon on Thurston Island to Abbot Ice Shelf in Peacock Sound. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (j.g.) Dale P. Myers, U.S. Navy, helicopter pilot aboard USS Burton Island who made exploratory flights to Thurston Island in February 1960.

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), 1993–2016.

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