Childs Glacier

Childs Glacier (83°24′S 58°40′W) is a glacier in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, draining westward from Roderick Valley to enter Foundation Ice Stream. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for John H. Childs, a builder at Ellsworth Station, winter 1958.

  • Childs Glacier, date unknown, before 1936
  • Childs Glacier, between 1901 and 1911
  • Childs Glacier calving, ca. 1913
  • Childs Glacier, 1916
  • Childs Glacier calving, 2006
  • Childs Glacier, 2006
Childs Glacier
Location of Childs Glacier in Antarctica
LocationQueen Elizabeth Land
Coordinates83°24′S 58°40′W
Thicknessunknown
TerminusFoundation Ice Stream
Statusunknown


See also

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



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