Levko Glacier

Levko Glacier (72°25′S 96°2′W) is a glacier flowing from Pallid Crest to the eastern end of Thurston Island, Antarctica. It enters Seraph Bay between Tierney Peninsula and Simpson Bluff. The glacier was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after G. Levko, Photographer's Mate in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of Thurston Island and adjacent coastal areas, 1946–47.[1]

Levko Glacier
Map of Thurston Island
Location of Levko Glacierin Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	77°25′00″S 96°02′00″W
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Seraph Bay
Status	unknown

Satellite image of Thurston Island

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Maps

• Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

1. "Levko Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-12.

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