Stratton Glacier

Stratton Glacier (80°22′S 29°0′W / 80.367°S 29.000°W / -80.367; -29.000Coordinates: 80°22′S 29°0′W / 80.367°S 29.000°W / -80.367; -29.000) is a glacier 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, flowing north from Pointer Nunatak and then northwest to the north of Mount Weston, in the Shackleton Range. First mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for David G. Stratton, surveyor and deputy leader of the transpolar party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1956-58.

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