| Atka Glacier | |
|---|---|
  Location of Atka Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Victoria Land |
| Coordinates | 76°41′S 161°33′E / 76.683°S 161.550°E |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Fry Glacier |
| Status | unknown |
Atka Glacier (76°41′S 161°33′E / 76.683°S 161.550°E) is the glacier immediately east of Flagship Mountain, draining north into Fry Glacier in Victoria Land. It was discovered and named in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956–58, and named after USS Atka, an American icebreaker in the convoy to McMurdo Sound in the 1956–57 season.
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