A tributary glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) long, draining the west slopes of Meier Peak in the Admiralty Mountains.
Named by US-ACAN for Ralph A. Deming, AE1, United States Navy, Squadron VX-6 Aviation Electrician at McMurdo Station, 1967.
Named by US-ACAN for Joseph J. Tocci II, United States Navy, aerographer's mate at McMurdo Station, 1967.
Named by US-ACAN for Terry N. Helman, United States Navy, radioman at McMurdo Station, 1967.
Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Paul E. Tyler, United States Navy, medical officer at Hallett Station, 1962.
So named by the NZGSAE, 1957-58, for its proximity to the "Staircase" survey station, the latter so designated because a long line of steps were cut in the ice in climbing to it.
Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Anthony J. Kelly, United States Navy, medical officer at Hallett Station, 1961.
Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant William J. Towles, United States Navy, medical officer at Hallett Station, 1960.
The glacier provided an access route to the Field Névé for R.H. Findlay's NZARP geological party during the 1981-82 season.
Named by US-ACAN for Dietland Muller-Schwarze, USARP biologist at Hallett Station (1964-65), Cape Crozier (1969-70 and 1970-71), and Palmer Archipelago (1971-72).
His wife, Christine Muller-Schwarze, joined him as a member of the biology research parties in the last three summer seasons.
A glacier 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) long draining the northeast slopes of Bramble Peak in the Victory Mountains.
McKellar, geologist and glaciologist to the NZGSAE, 1957-58, which undertook surveys in the nearby Tucker Glacier area.
Named by US-ACAN for James L. Summers, United States Navy, chief utilitiesman at McMurdo Station, 1967.
Named by US-ACAN for Charles Trainer, meteorologist and senior United States representative at Hallett Station, 1960.
Named by US-ACAN for James D. Gruendler, member of the USARP glaciological party to Roosevelt Island, 1967-68.
Named by US-ACAN after Emanuel David Rudolph, American botanist (1927-92), USARP project leader for lichenology studies at Hallett Station in three summer seasons, 1961-64; Director, Ohio State University's Institute of Polar Studies (now Byrd Polar Research Center), 1969-73; Chairman of the Botany Department, Ohio State University, 1978-87.
Named by US-ACAN for Sergeant Billy D. Stafford, USA, in charge of the enlisted detachment of the helicopter group which supported the USGS Topo North-South survey of the area in 1961-62.
Named by the NZGSAE, 1957-58, for the Coral Sea naval victory won by the United States and her allies in 1943, and because of the coralline appearance of the glacier due to an extremely broken icefall in its lower part.
Named by the northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for B. Hearfield, a leading New Zealand alpinist and a member of NZGSAE, 1957-58, which also worked in the Tucker Glacier area.
Named by US-ACAN for Peter W. Coulston, aviation electronics technician with United States Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1967.
Named by US-ACAN for William C. Elder, topographic engineer, a member of the USGS Topo North-South party that surveyed the area, 1961-62.
Named by US-ACAN for Chester H. Bowers, meteorologist, senior United States representative at Hallett Station, 1962.
A large glacier flowing north into Tucker Inlet between Daniell Peninsula and the southeast part of the Victory Mountains.
Named by the NZ-APC after Bradley Field, geologist, NZGS, a member of a NZARP geological party to north Victoria Land, 1981-82.
Biscuits were an important part of the expedition's rations (Australasian colloquialism "tucker"), and a small cache of them was left near the step for the return down the glacier by the NZGSAE, 1957-58, which named the feature.
A southwest-trending ridge, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, with several peaks over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) high.
A mountain 2,900 metres (9,500 ft) midway along the ridge bordering the north side of Deming Glacier.
Discovered in February 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross who named this feature for Charles T. Tucker, master of the Erebus.
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