Stephenson Glacier
Location of Heard Island and McDonald Islands on the globe
Map showing the location of Stephenson Glacier
Map showing the location of Stephenson Glacier
Stephenson Glacier
Typecirque/tidewater
LocationHeard Island
Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Australia
Coordinates53°6′S 73°42′E / 53.100°S 73.700°E / -53.100; 73.700
Thicknessapproximately 55 m
Terminusbetween Dovers Moraine and Stephenson Lagoon
StatusRetreating[1][2][3][4][5]
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Stephenson Glacier (53°6′S 73°42′E / 53.100°S 73.700°E / -53.100; 73.700) is a glacier close west of Dovers Moraine on the east side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean.[6][7] Its terminus is between Dovers Moraine and Stephenson Lagoon, with part of the glacier flowing to Doppler Hill and Sealers Beach. To the north of Stephenson Glacier is Brown Glacier, whose terminus is located at Brown Lagoon. To the southwest of Stephenson Glacier is Winston Glacier, whose terminus is located at Winston Lagoon, between Cape Lockyer and Oatt Rocks.

Discovery and naming

Stephenson Glacier was surveyed by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1948. It was named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for P.J. Stephenson, ANARE geologist on Heard Island in 1963.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Ian F. Allison & Peter L. Keage (1986). "Recent changes in the glaciers of Heard Island". Polar Record. 23 (144): 255–272. doi:10.1017/S0032247400007099. S2CID 130086301.
  2. ^ Andrew Ruddell (25 May 2010). "Our subantarctic glaciers: why are they retreating?". Glaciology Program, Antarctic CRC and AAD. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  3. ^ Quilty, P.G. & Wheller, G. (2000). "Heard Island and the McDonald Islands: A window into the Kerguelen Plateau (Heard Island Papers)". Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 133 (2): 1–12.
  4. ^ Budd, G.M. (2000). "Changes in Heard Island glaciers, king penguins and fur seals since 1947 (Heard Island Papers)". Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 133 (2): 47–60.
  5. ^ Douglas E. Thost; Martin Truffer (February 2008). "Glacier Recession on Heard Island, Southern Indian Ocean". Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 40 (1): 199–214. doi:10.1657/1523-0430(06-084)[THOST]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 130245283. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Stephenson Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Stephenson Glacier". Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 5 June 2010.

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