Childs Glacier

Childs Glacier
Location of Childs Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Elizabeth Land
Coordinates	83°24′S 58°40′W
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Foundation Ice Stream
Status	unknown

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.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from "Childs Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.