Mahaffey Glacier facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mahaffey Glacier
Map of Thurston Island
Location in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	72°18′00″S 96°26′00″W / 72.30000°S 96.43333°W / -72.30000; -96.43333
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Morgan Inlet
Status	unknown

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Mahaffey Glacier (72°18′S 96°26′W / 72.300°S 96.433°W / -72.300; -96.433) is a glacier flowing into the head of Morgan Inlet at the east end of Thurston Island, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after J.S. Mahaffey, a Photographer's Mate in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas in 1946–47.

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