Dalton Glacier

Dalton Glacier
Location of King Edward VII Land (marked in orange) within the Ross Dependency
Location of Dalton Glacier in Antarctica
Location	King Edward VII Land
Coordinates	77°33′S 152°25′W / 77.550°S 152.417°W / -77.550; -152.417
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Butler Glacier
Status	unknown

Dalton Glacier (77°33′S 152°25′W / 77.550°S 152.417°W / -77.550; -152.417Coordinates: 77°33′S 152°25′W / 77.550°S 152.417°W / -77.550; -152.417) is a broad glacier on the east side of the Alexandra Mountains on Edward VII Peninsula, flowing northward into Butler Glacier just south of 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 Brian C. Dalton, MC, U.S. Navy, officer in charge at Byrd Station, 1957. Blades Glacier merges with Dalton Glacier on the north side of Edward VII Peninsula.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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

Area map of Dalton Glacier.