Morton Glacier is a
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 over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as ...
, long, descending eastward from the
Holland Range
The Holland Range () is a rugged coastal mountain range in Antarctica, about long, lying just west of the Ross Ice Shelf and extending from Robb Glacier to Lennox-King Glacier. It was named by the Ross Sea Committee for Sir Sidney Holland, who as ...
, Antarctica, between
Vaughan Promontory and
Lewis Ridge to the
Ross Ice Shelf. It was named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander
John A. Morton, officer in charge of U.S. Navy Squadron
VX-6
Air Development Squadron Six (VX-6 or AIRDEVRON SIX, commonly referred to by its nickname, "puckered penguins") was a United States Navy Air Development Squadron based at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Established at Naval Air Station Patuxent River ...
Detachment ALFA, which wintered at
McMurdo Station in 1964.
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Glaciers of Shackleton Coast
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