McClinton Glacier
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 Topographic map (1: 250,000) of the Martin Peninsula with the McClinton Glacier (lower center) |
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 40 ′ S , 114 ° 0 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Dotson Ice Shelf | |
The McClinton Glacier is a glacier on the Walgreen Coast of Marie Byrd Land in West Antarctica . It flows between the base of the Martin Peninsula and Jenkins Heights in an east-northeast direction to the Dotson Ice Shelf .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it using its own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1959 to 1967. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it after Racie A. McClinton Jr., flight engineer on board a Lockheed C-130 of the flight squadron VXE-6 in nine missions during Operation Deep Freeze in 1977.
Web links
- McClinton Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- McClinton Glacier on geographic.org (English)