Balchen Glacier
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The Balchen Glacier (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a crevassed glacier in Antarctica, flowing west to Block Bay between the Phillips Mountains and the Fosdick Mountains in Westarctica.
Discovery and name
It was discovered on December 5, 1929, by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition and named by Richard E. Byrd for Bernt Balchen, chief pilot of the expedition.
Duke of the Balchen Glacier
Lars Vorländer, a German citizen of Westarctica, was made Duke of the Balchen Glacier by Letters Patent on 23 January 2018.