Butler Glacier

Butler Glacier
Location of King Edward VII Land (marked in orange) within the Ross Dependency
Location of Butler Glacier in Antarctica
Location	King Edward VII Land
Coordinates	77°24′S 152°42′W / 77.400°S 152.700°W / -77.400; -152.700
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Sulzberger Bay
Status	unknown

Butler Glacier (77°24′S 152°42′W / 77.400°S 152.700°W / -77.400; -152.700Coordinates: 77°24′S 152°42′W / 77.400°S 152.700°W / -77.400; -152.700) is a broad glacier draining the north side of Edward VII Peninsula in the vicinity of Clark Peak, and flowing generally northeastward through the Alexandra Mountains to its terminus in Sulzberger Bay. It was mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey and from U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65), and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant F.M. Butler, U.S. Navy, expedition navigator in charge of all navigation watch sections on the USS Glacier during the exploration of this area in January 1962.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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

Area map of Butler Glacier