Frost Glacier

Frost Glacier

Frost Glacier (coord|67|5|S|129|0|E|type:glacier_region:AQ|display=inline,title) is a channel glacier flowing to the head of Porpoise Bay. It was delineated from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47), and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for John Frost, boatswain on the brig Porpoise of the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under Charles Wilkes.

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