Thurston Glacier is a glacier about 28 km (17 mi) long which drains the south-eastern slopes of Mount Siple on Siple Island . The glacier trends eastward and then east-north-eastward to reach the northern shore of the island. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy aerial photography, 1959–65.
10-430: Thurston may refer to: Places [ edit ] Antarctica [ edit ] Thurston Glacier , Marie Byrd Land Thurston Island , off Ellsworth Land United Kingdom [ edit ] Thurston, Suffolk , England, a village and parish Thurston railway station United States [ edit ] Thurston County, Nebraska Thurston, Nebraska ,
20-513: A co-educational secondary school and sixth form in Thurston, Suffolk, England Thurston High School , Springfield, Oregon, United States Lee M. Thurston High School , Redford, Michigan, United States Thurston Elementary School , Ann Arbor, Michigan Other uses [ edit ] Thurston Gardens , botanical gardens in Suva, Fiji Thurston House (disambiguation) , several houses on
30-456: A village Thurston, New York , a town Thurston, Ohio , a village Thurston, Oregon (disambiguation) , several places Thurston County, Washington Thurston Creek , Washington Thurston Lake , California, United States People and fictional characters [ edit ] Thurston (name) , a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Schools [ edit ] Thurston Community College ,
40-621: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( ACAN or US-ACAN ) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica . The committee was established in 1943 as the Special Committee on Antarctic Names (SCAN). It became
50-473: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Thurston Glacier The glacier was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Thomas R. Thurston, a United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at Byrd Station in 1965. A 293 ha site, comprising the marine area and fast ice that forms near
60-638: The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1947. Fred G. Alberts was Secretary of the Committee from 1949 to 1980. By 1959, a structured nomenclature was reached, allowing for further exploration, structured mapping of the region and a unique naming system. A 1990 ACAN gazeeter of Antarctica listed 16,000 names. The United States does not recognise territorial boundaries within Antarctica, so ACAN assigns names to features anywhere within
70-618: The US National Register of Historic Places Thurston's Hall , a former snooker and billiards venue in London USS ; Thurston , a World War II troop transport See also [ edit ] Thurston End , a hamlet near Hawkedon in Suffolk, England Thurstone Thurstaston Thurstan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
80-625: The continent, in consultation with other national nomenclature bodies where appropriate, as defined by the Antarctic Treaty System . The research and staff support for the ACAN is provided by the United States Geological Survey . ACAN has a published policy on naming, based on priority of application, appropriateness, and the extent to which usage has become established. The United States Secretary of
90-581: The terminus of the glacier, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 3,000 emperor penguins , estimated from 2009 satellite imagery. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Thurston Glacier" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . [REDACTED] 73°18′S 125°18′W / 73.300°S 125.300°W / -73.300; -125.300 This Marie Byrd Land location article
100-412: The title Thurston . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thurston&oldid=1213036495 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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