Cox Glacier facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cox Glacier
Satellite image of Thurston Island
Location in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	72°12′S 101°2′W / 72.200°S 101.033°W / -72.200; -101.033
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Abbot Ice Shelf
Status	unknown

Cox Glacier (72°12′S 101°2′W / 72.200°S 101.033°W / -72.200; -101.033) is a small glacier immediately east of Rochray Glacier on Thurston Island, flowing south to Abbot Ice Shelf in Peacock Sound. It was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Jerry G. Cox, a helicopter pilot aboard USS Burton Island, who made exploratory flights to Thurston Island in February 1960. Jordan Nunatak stands between Cox and Rochray Glacier.