DeGanahl Glacier () is a narrow, steep-walled
glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires dis ...
about long, flowing southeast from
Jones Peak into the western side of
Liv Glacier, opposite
June Nunatak
Liv Glacier is a steep valley glacier, long, emerging from the Antarctic Plateau just southeast of Barnum Peak and draining north through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter Ross Ice Shelf between Mayer Crags and Duncan Mountains. It was discovered ...
. It was discovered and photographed by
Rear Admiral Byrd on the South Pole Flight in November 1929 and named for
Joe deGanahl, a navigator and dog driver and a member of the Supporting Party for the
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, p ...
, 1928–30.
References
Glaciers of Dufek Coast
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