Payne Glacier facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Payne Glacier |
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Map of Thurston Island
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| Type | tributary |
| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 71°55′00″S 96°42′00″W / 71.91667°S 96.70000°W |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | east of Cape Walden |
| Status | unknown |
Payne Glacier (71°55′S 96°42′W / 71.917°S 96.700°W) is a glacier in the north part of Evans Peninsula, Thurston Island. It flows into the sea east of Cape Walden. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Photographer's Mate J.B. Payne, aircrewman in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas, 1946–47.
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