Yancey Glacier (80°14′S 158°30′E / 80.233°S 158.500°E / -80.233; 158.500Coordinates: 80°14′S 158°30′E / 80.233°S 158.500°E / -80.233; 158.500) is a precipitous glacier in Britannia Range, flowing east from the vicinity of Mount McClintock and then southeastward to enter Byrd Glacier just west of Sennet Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in association with nearby Byrd Glacier for the USS Yancey, attack cargo ship (Central Group of Task Force 68) of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, led by Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Yancey Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
Famous quotes containing the word glacier:
““The glacier knocks in the cupboard,
The desert sighs in the bed,
And the crack in the tea-cup opens
A lane to the land of the dead.”
—W.H. (Wystan Hugh)