Cox Glacier

Cox Glacier

Cox Glacier (72°12′S 101°2′W / 72.2°S 101.033°W / -72.2; -101.033) is a small glacier immediately east of Rochray Glacier on Thurston Island, flowing south to Abbot Ice Shelf in Peacock Sound. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (j.g.) Jerry G. Cox, U.S. Navy, helicopter pilot aboard the USS Burton Island, who made exploratory flights to Thurston Island in February 1960. The Cox Glacier is a common destination for kayakers in Prince William Sound. Kayakers enjoy watching chunks of the ice calve into the ocean, creating a thunderous roar.

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