Allison Glacier (Heard Island)

"Allison Glacier" redirects here. For the glacier in Victoria Land, see Allison Glacier (Antarctica).

Allison Glacier (53°04′S 73°24′E) is an ice stream on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Allison Glacier flows from Big Ben massif down to the sea to the south of Cape Gazert.^[6] To the north of Allison Glacier is Vahsel Glacier, whose terminus is at South West Bay, between Erratic Point and Cape Gazert. Immediately to the north of Vahsel Glacier is Schmidt Glacier, whose terminus is located between Mount Drygalski and North West Cornice. To the south of Allison Glacier is Abbotsmith Glacier, while Cape Gazert is immediately west.

Allison Glacier (Heard Island)
Location of Heard Island and McDonald Islands on the globe
Allison Glacier (Heard Island)
Type	ice stream
Location	Heard Island Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Australia
Coordinates	53°04′S 73°24′E
Thickness	approximately 55 meters
Terminus	immediately south of Cape Gazert
Status	Retreating[1][2][3][4][5]

Discovery and naming

Allison Glacier was named after Ian Allison, an Australian glaciologist who carried out glaciological research in this area in 1971 for the Australian Antarctic Division during the French-Australian Antarctic Expedition.^[6]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Retreat of glaciers since 1850