Young Glacier
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Young Glacier () is a glacier which flows east for 8 miles (13 km) and terminates at the north end of Barnes Ridge on the east side of Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. First mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-59. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for First Lieutenant Dale L. Young, United States Air Force (USAF), who participated in establishing the South Pole Station in the 1956-57 season.
This article incorporates text from Young Glacier, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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