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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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Map of Sessums Glacier, Antarctica
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.
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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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