- McClinton Glacier
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McClinton Glacier (74°40′S 114°0′W / 74.667°S 114°W) is a glacier between the base of Martin Peninsula and Jenkins Heights, flowing east-northeast into Dotson Ice Shelf, on the Walgreen Coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1959-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Racie A. McClinton, Jr., U.S. Navy, LC-130 flight engineer of Squadron VXE-6, who served in nine Operation Deepfreeze deployments through 1977.
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