
Cox Glacier
Glacier, Ablation, Glaciology, Retreat of glaciers since 1850
Herausgegeben: Christer, Emory
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Cox Glacier (72°12 S 101°2 W) is a small glacier immediately east of Rochray Glacier on Thurston Island, flowing south to Abbot Ice Shelf in Peacock Sound. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (j.g.) Jerry G. Cox, U.S. Navy, helicopter pilot aboard the USS Burton Island, who made exploratory flights to Thurston Island in February 1960. The Cox Glacier is a...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Cox Glacier (72°12 S 101°2 W) is a small glacier immediately east of Rochray Glacier on Thurston Island, flowing south to Abbot Ice Shelf in Peacock Sound. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (j.g.) Jerry G. Cox, U.S. Navy, helicopter pilot aboard the USS Burton Island, who made exploratory flights to Thurston Island in February 1960. The Cox Glacier is a common destination for kayakers in Prince William Sound. Kayakers enjoy watching chunks of the ice calve into the ocean, creating a thunderous roar.