Underwood Glacier

Underwood Glacier
Map of Antarctica, with Wilkes Land slightly to the right
Location of Underwood Glacier in Antarctica
Type	channel
Location	Wilkes Land
Coordinates	66°35′00″S 108°00′00″E / 66.58333°S 108.00000°E / -66.58333; 108.00000
Length	15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	between Reist Rocks and Cape Nutt
Status	unknown

Underwood Glacier (66°35′S 108°0′E / 66.583°S 108.000°E / -66.583; 108.000Coordinates: 66°35′S 108°0′E / 66.583°S 108.000°E / -66.583; 108.000) is a channel glacier in Wilkes Land, Antarctica about 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long, flowing to the Antarctic coast between Reist Rocks and Cape Nutt. It was mapped in 1955 by G. D. Blodgett from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in 1947 and named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Lieutenant Thomas Joseph Underwood, Jr., USMC, who served on the sloop Vincennes of the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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