Allison Glacier (Antarctica)

Allison Glacier
Map depicting the location of Allison Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica

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.^[1] Abbott Spur separates the lower ends of Rutgers Glacier from Allison Glacier.^[2]

Discovery and naming

Royal Society Range

Map depicting the location of the Royal Society Range in Antarctica

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.

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Types of glaciers

Anatomy

Processes

Measurements

Glaciovolcanic relations

Erosional

Depositional

Glacifluvial	Diluvium Esker Giant current ripples Kame Kame delta Kettle hole Outwash fan Sandur Urstromtal

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Allison Glacier (Antarctica)" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).