Catspaw Glacier

Catspaw Glacier (77°42′S 161°43′E / 77.700°S 161.717°E / -77.700; 161.717Coordinates: 77°42′S 161°43′E / 77.700°S 161.717°E / -77.700; 161.717) is a small alpine glacier just west of Stocking Glacier, flowing south from the slopes north of Taylor Glacier, in Victoria Land. It was so named by Thomas Griffith Taylor of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, because of its resemblance to a cat's paw.

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

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