Balchen Glacier

Balchen Glacier
Location of Balchen Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Mary Byrd Land
Coordinates	76°23′S 145°10′W / 76.383°S 145.167°W / -76.383; -145.167
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Marie Byrd Land
Status	unknown

Balchen Glacier (76°23′S 145°10′W / 76.383°S 145.167°W / -76.383; -145.167) is a crevassed glacier in Antarctica, flowing west to Block Bay between the Phillips Mountains and the Fosdick Mountains in Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered on December 5, 1929, by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition and named by Richard E. Byrd for Bernt Balchen, chief pilot of the expedition.^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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