It was delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by the U.S. Navy during Operation Highjump, 1946–47.

Roscoe named it after Il Polo, a polar journal published by the Istituto Geografico in Forlì, Italy.

[1] This article incorporates public domain material from "Il Polo Glacier".

United States Geological Survey.

This article about a glacier in Princess Elizabeth Land is a stub.