Boyer Glacier

Boyer Glacier is a short tributary glacier situated 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Index Point in the eastern part of the Mountaineer Range. It flows north into lower Mariner Glacier, Victoria Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Jack W. Boyer, a U.S. Navy radioman at Hallett Station, 1962.[1]

Boyer Glacier
Boyer Glacier
Location of Boyer Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica
LocationMountaineer Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Coordinates73°18′S 167°21′E

References
  1. "Boyer Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-08-11.

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