It was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, under Ernest Shackleton, who named it for Sir John Scott Keltie, Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, 1892–1915.

It is joined from the east by the Brandau Glacier to the north of the Barton Mountains, where it turns west.

Named by the NZGSAE (1961-62) for A. Leigh Hunt, founder and first chairman of the New Zealand Antarctic Society.

Named by NZGSAE (1961-62) as being descriptive of the ice and snow patterns observed on the glacier's surface.

Named by US-ACAN for Kenard H. Jensen, USARP meteorologist at South Pole Station, 1963.

A tributary glacier, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long, flowing northeast from the Supporters Range to enter Keltic Glacier 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Ranfurly Point.