Christy Glacier
| Christy Glacier | ||
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 Christy Glacier in the northwest area of the topographic map sheet |
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| location | Ross Dependency , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 86 ° 6 ′ S , 161 ° 30 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Amundsen glacier | |
The Christy Glacier is a steep glacier in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica . In the Queen Maud Mountains, it flows in a south-easterly direction along the southwest flank of Breyer Mesa to the Amundsen Glacier .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it using its own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1960 to 1964. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1967 after Clarence C. Christy, who is responsible for maintenance operations at Williams Field at McMurdo -Sund during Operation Deep Freeze in 1967.
Web links
- Christy Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Christy Glacier on geographic.org (English)