Morton Glacier

Morton Glacier is a glacier, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, descending eastward from Holland Range between Vaughan Promontory and Lewis Ridge to the Ross Ice Shelf Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander John A. Morton, officer in charge of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 Detachment ALFA, which wintered at McMurdo Station, 1964.

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

Coordinates: 83°12′S 168°0′E / 83.2°S 168°E / -83.2; 168

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