Allison Glacier (Antarctica)
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Map depicting the location of Allison Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica
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| Coordinates | 78°16′00″S 161°55′00″E / 78.26667°S 161.91667°ECoordinates: 78°16′00″S 161°55′00″E / 78.26667°S 161.91667°E |
Allison Glacier is a small glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Its head is located just north of Mount Huggins, descending from the west slopes of Royal Society Range into Skelton Glacier.Abbott Spur separates the lower ends of Rutgers Glacier from Allison Glacier.
It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1963 for Lieutenant Commander John K. Allison, United States Navy, officer in charge of the wintering-over detachment of U.S. Navy Air Development Squadron Six (VX-6) at McMurdo Station, 1959.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Allison Glacier (Antarctica)" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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