May Glacier

May Glacier (66°13′S 130°30′E / 66.217°S 130.5°E / -66.217; 130.5) is a channel glacier about 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide and 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, flowing to the coast between Cape Morse and Cape Carr. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William May, Passed Midshipman on the Flying Fish of the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under Wilkes.

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

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