Savage Glacier facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Savage Glacier
Map of Thurston Island
Location in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	72°28′00″S 96°09′00″W / 72.46667°S 96.15000°W / -72.46667; -96.15000
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Seraph Bay
Status	unknown

Satellite image of Thurston Island

Savage Glacier (72°28′S 96°9′W / 72.467°S 96.150°W / -72.467; -96.150) is a glacier at the east end of Thurston Island, lying south of Tierney Peninsula and flowing east to Seraph Bay. The glacier was discovered on helicopter flights from the USS Glacier and Burton Island by personnel of the U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the glacier for Lieutenant John Savage, U.S. Navy, dental officer aboard the Glacier, who assisted in establishing geodetic control points in the area.

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