- McLay Glacier
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McLay Glacier (81°2′S 158°49′E / 81.033°S 158.817°E) is a glacier flowing southeast into Nursery Glacier, Churchill Mountains. Mount Durnford, Mount Stewart and Mount Liard flank the north and Turk Peak and Bradshaw Peak flank the south. Named in honor of the Honorable James Kenneth McLay, QSO, who was the former Minister of Justice, Attorney General and Deputy Prime Minister. He held the position of New Zealand's Whaling Commissioner for 9 years, during which time he fought for a whaling sanctuary in the Southern Ocean, and opposed scientific whaling.
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