Loftus Glacier

Loftus Glacier (77°33′S 162°47′E / 77.550°S 162.783°E / -77.550; 162.783Coordinates: 77°33′S 162°47′E / 77.550°S 162.783°E / -77.550; 162.783) is a valley glacier between Mount Weyant and Mount McLennan, which flows north to join Newall Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1964 for Chief Journalist Leo G. Loftus, U.S. Navy, who served five summer seasons at McMurdo Station, 1959–64.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Loftus Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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