Schutt Glacier

Schutt Glacier (78°16′S 161°31′E / 78.267°S 161.517°E / -78.267; 161.517Coordinates: 78°16′S 161°31′E / 78.267°S 161.517°E / -78.267; 161.517) is a glacier in the Hillary Coast region of the Ross Dependency. It flows south to join the Upper Staircase of the Skelton Glacier close to Stepaside Spur. It is named after John Schutt, Dept. of Geology and Planetary Sciences, University of Pittsburgh; member of United States Antarctic Program (USAP) meteorite search teams in Victoria Land in seven field seasons, 1981-92.

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

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