Schutt Glacier
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Schutt Glacier is a glacier in the Hillary Coast
region of the Ross Dependency
. It flows south to join the Upper Staircase
of the Skelton Glacier
close to Stepaside Spur
. It is named after John Schutt
, Dept. of Geology and Planetary Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
; member of United States Antarctic Program
(USAP) meteorite search teams in Victoria Land
in seven field seasons, 1981-92.
Hillary Coast
Hillary Coast is that portion of the coast along the west margin of the Ross Ice Shelf between Minna Bluff and Cape Selborne. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1961 for Sir Edmund Hillary, leader of the New Zealand Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956-58...
region of the Ross Dependency
Ross Dependency
The Ross Dependency is a region of Antarctica defined by a sector originating at the South Pole, passing along longitudes 160° east to 150° west, and terminating at latitude 60° south...
. It flows south to join the Upper Staircase
Upper Staircase
Upper Staircase is the upper eastern portion of Skelton Glacier, just north of The Landing, which merges into the Skelton Neve in the Hillary Coast region of the Ross Dependency. Surveyed in 1957 by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and so named because of its...
of the Skelton Glacier
Skelton Glacier
Skelton Glacier is a large glacier flowing from the polar plateau into the Ross Ice Shelf at Skelton Inlet on the Hillary Coast, south of Victoria Land, Antarctica.-Discovery and naming:...
close to Stepaside Spur
Stepaside Spur
Stepaside Spur is a prominent spur, 1,750 m high, at the east side of Upper Staircase and the Skelton Glacier, in the Ross Dependency. Surveyed and named in 1957 by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956-58....
. It is named after John Schutt
John Schutt
John Schutt is an American mountaineer and a member of the yearly Antarctic search for meteorites program. John has probably recovered more meteorites than any single person in history and has personally recovered more samples of Mars...
, Dept. of Geology and Planetary Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
; member of United States Antarctic Program
United States Antarctic Program
United States Antarctic Program is an organization of the United States government which has presence in the continent of Antarctica. It co-ordinates research and the operational support for research in the region...
(USAP) meteorite search teams in Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
in seven field seasons, 1981-92.