McCleary Glacier () is a broad
glacier about long, draining southward into
Darwin Glacier, Antarctica, just west of
Tentacle Ridge Tentacle Ridge () is a long partially ice-free ridge lying south of Mount Longhurst, extending from the mouth of McCleary Glacier southeast along the north side of Darwin Glacier. The descriptive name was given by the Darwin Glacier Party of the C ...
. It was mapped by the
United States Geological Survey from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959–63, and was named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.
History
The committee was established ...
for George McCleary, a public information officer on the staff of the U.S. Antarctic Projects Officer (USAPO) (1959–61), whose labors helped to start the Bulletin of the USAPO.
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See also
*Walker Cirque Walker Cirque () is a prominent glacier-filled cirque at the west side of the terminus of McCleary Glacier in Cook Mountains. The cirque opens to Darwin Glacier (Antarctica), Darwin Glacier near the head. Named after Carlton Walker, Facilities, Main ...
Further reading
* Jane G. Ferrigno, Kevin M. Foley, Charles Swithinbank, and Richard S. Williams, Jr., '
Coastal-Change and Glaciological Map of the Ross Island Area, Antarctica: 1962–2005
'', U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map I–2600–I, 1 map sheet, 23-p. text.
* Margaret Bradshaw, '
Successful Expedition For Canterbury Museum Deep Held Party
'', Antarctic Vol 12. No. 8 Issue No. 140 (June, 1992), PP 250 – 251
References
Glaciers of Oates Land
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