Hinton Glacier

Hinton Glacier (

80°3′S 157°10′E / 80.050°S 157.167°E / -80.050; 157.167Coordinates: 80°3′S 157°10′E / 80.050°S 157.167°E / -80.050; 157.167) is a tributary glacier in the Britannia Range of Antarctica, flowing north between Forbes Ridge and Dusky Ridge into Hatherton Glacier. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for U.S. Navy chief construction mechanic , who wintered at McMurdo Station in 1963, and headed a team charged with the maintenance of mechanical equipment at the outlying U.S. stations.^[1]

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