Dalton Glacier

Dalton Glacier
Area map of Dalton Glacier.

Dalton Glacier (77°33′S 152°25′W / 77.55°S 152.417°W / -77.55; -152.417) is a broad glacier on the east side of the Alexandra Mountains on Edward VII Peninsula, flowing northward into Butler Glacier just south of Sulzberger Bay. Mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Brian C. Dalton, MC, U.S. Navy, officer in charge at Byrd Station, 1957.

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

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