Steagall Glacier
Steagall Glacier is a tributary glacier, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, draining the east slopes of Rawson Plateau between Mount Alice Gade and Mount Deardorff and flowing north to enter Bowman Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. First mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Jack Steagall, meteorologist, South Pole Station winter party, 1961.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Steagall Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
Coordinates: 85°38′S 161°54′W / 85.633°S 161.900°W
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