Waldron Glacier
Glacier in Antarctica
66°31′00″S 130°00′00″E / 66.51667°S 130.00000°E / -66.51667; 130.00000Waldron Glacier (66°31′S 130°0′E / 66.517°S 130.000°E / -66.517; 130.000) is a channel glacier flowing to the east side of Porpoise Bay, midway between Sandford and Morse Glaciers. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Thomas W. Waldron, captain's clerk on the brig Porpoise of the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Wilkes.
See also
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Waldron Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 
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