De Haven Glacier

De Haven Glacier

De Haven Glacier (67°3′S 127°32′E / 67.05°S 127.533°E / -67.05; 127.533) is a broad glacier flowing to the southwest corner of Porpoise Bay. Delineated by G.D. Blodgett (1955) from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Edmund H. De Haven, Acting Master on the sloop Vincennes during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes.

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