Boyd Glacier

Boyd Glacier (

77°14′S 145°25′W / 77.233°S 145.417°WCoordinates:

77°14′S 145°25′W / 77.233°S 145.417°W) is a heavily crevassed glacier flowing west-northwest for about 45 nautical miles (80 km) to the Sulzberger Ice Shelf between Bailey Ridge and Mount Douglass in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered on aerial flights of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1934, and named for , an expedition machinist, and a member of West Base of the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41).^[1]

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^ This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Boyd Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) Retrieved 2011-08-11.

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[gnis-1] This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Boyd Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) Retrieved 2011-08-11.

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