Stephenson Glacier
Stephenson Glacier is a glacier close west of Dovers Moraine on the east side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Its terminus is between Dovers Moraine and Stephenson Lagoon, with part of the glacier flowing to Doppler Hill and Sealers Beach.Places of Interest
Highlights include Skua Beach and Scarlet Hill.
Skua Beach
Beach
Skua Beach is a sandy beach lying at the base of Scarlet Hill on the east side of Heard Island. The name Launches Beach appears to have had some usage by American sealers as shown by an unpublished sealer's map of "Hurds Island" of the 1860–70 period.
Scarlet Hill
Peak
Scarlet Hill is an ice-free, rounded hill, 410 m, overlooking Skua Beach on the east side of Heard Island. This feature appears to have been roughly charted on an 1874 chart by a British expedition under Nares in the Challenger.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elephant Spit and Cape Lockyer.
Elephant Spit
Locality
Elephant Spit is a 9 km long sand spit at the eastern end of subantarctic Heard Island, in the Australian territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, lying in the Southern Ocean on the Kerguelen Plateau about 450 km south-east of the Kerguelen Islands. Elephant Spit is situated 8 km east of Stephenson Glacier.
Cape Lockyer
Locality
Cape Lockyer is a steep rock headland 1.5 nautical miles northeast of Lambeth Bluff on the southeast side of Heard Island. It was surveyed in 1948 by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and named by them for Lieutenant H.C.J. Cape Lockyer is situated 9 km southwest of Stephenson Glacier.
Stephenson Glacier
- Type: Glacier
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Satellite Map
Discover Stephenson Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Stephenson Glacier” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “斯蒂芬森冰川”
- German: “Stephenson-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stephensonbreen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Spit Point and Cape Bidlingmaier.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dovers Moraine and Spit Bay.
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