Vanderford Glacier Explained

Vanderford Glacier
Photo Width:250px
Map:Antarctica
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:Wilkes Land
Coordinates:-66.5833°N 110.4333°W
Thickness:unknown
Terminus:Vincennes Bay
Status:unknown

Vanderford Glacier (-66.5833°N 136°W) is a glacier about 8 km (5 mi) wide flowing northwest into the southeast side of Vincennes Bay, slightly south of the Windmill Islands. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Benjamin Vanderford, pilot of the sloop of war Vincennes of the United States Exploring Expedition under Captain Wilkes, 1838–42. The glacier was mapped from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47.

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