Rexford Glacier
Rexford Glacier (72°5′S 100°4′W) is a glacier flowing northeast into the head of Wagoner Inlet on the north side of Thurston Island. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Aviation Radioman Phillip W. Rexford, PBM Mariner aircrewman in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of this glacier and adjoining coastal areas, 1946–47.
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 Map of Thurston Island | |
  Location of Rexford Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 72°05′00″S 100°04′00″W |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Wagoner Inlet |
| Status | unknown |
Satellite image of Thurston Island.
Maps
- Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Rexford Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 
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