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Sessums Glacier

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.

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). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
  •  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Sessums Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

    References

    Sessums Glacier Wikipedia


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