Barcus Glacier
| Barcus Glacier | |
|---|---|
  Barcus Glacier (Antarctica) Show map of Antarctica | |
| Location | Palmer Land |
| Coordinates | 74°15′S 62°0′W / 74.250°S 62.000°W / -74.250; -62.000 |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Keller Inlet |
| Status | unknown |
Barcus Glacier (74°15′S 62°0′W / 74.250°S 62.000°W / -74.250; -62.000Coordinates: 74°15′S 62°0′W / 74.250°S 62.000°W / -74.250; -62.000) is a glacier in the Hutton Mountains that drains east-southeast, to the north of Mount Nash and Mount Light, into Keller Inlet in Palmer Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James R. Barcus, ionospheric physics researcher at Byrd Station in the summers of 1966–67 and 1967–68.
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