White Glacier

This article is about the glacier in Antarctica. For the glacier in Washington's Olympic Mountains, see White Glacier (Mount Tom).

White Glacier (75°45′S 140°50′W / 75.750°S 140.833°W / -75.750; -140.833Coordinates: 75°45′S 140°50′W / 75.750°S 140.833°W / -75.750; -140.833) is a broad westward flowing tributary glacier which joins the Land Glacier on the north side of Mount McCoy in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for General Thomas D. White, United States Air Force (USAF), Chief of Staff and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1957–61, who participated in the planning and organizational stages of Operation Deep Freeze in an administrative capacity and in matters relating to aircraft. Application of the name was proposed by Admiral Richard E. Byrd.[1]

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

References

  1. ↑ "White Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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