DuBeau Glacier

DuBeau Glacier

DuBeau Glacier (66°23′S 106°27′E / 66.383°S 106.45°E / -66.383; 106.45) is a channel glacier flowing to the Antarctic coast 18 nautical miles (33 km) west of Merritt Island. Mapped (1955) by G.D. Blodgett from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1947). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Earl P. DuBeau, photo interpreter with U.S. Navy Operation Windmill (1947–48), who assisted in establishing astronomical control stations along Queen Mary, Knox and Budd coasts.

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