COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

flowing E into George VI Sound between Two Step Cliffs and Citadel Bastion, Alexander Island, was seen from the air by Ellsworth, 23 November 1935; roughly surveyed by BGLE in October 1936 (Stephenson, 1940, map facing p.232); photographed from the air by RARE in 1947 and further surveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island" in 1949; in association with the names of the planets grouped in this area, named after Saturn ([in 71°59'S 68°45'W] APC, 1955, p.18; USHO chart 6638, 1956; [co-ordinates corrected] DOS 610 sheet W7168, 1960; APC, 1977, p.29); mapped over its length by FIDS in 1959 from RARE air photographs. Lednik Saturn (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). Lednik Satern (Soviet Union. AA, 1966, Pl.24).

Glacier in SE Alexander Island, 15 mi long and 6 mi wide, flowing SE into the ice shelf of George VI Sound N of Corner Cliffs. The coast in this vicinity was first seen from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on Nov. 23, 1935, and roughly mapped from photos obtained on that flight by W.L.G. Joerg. The glacier was surveyed in 1949 by the FIDS and named by the UK-APC for the planet Saturn.