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==Discovery and name==  | ==Discovery and name==  | ||
The glacier was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken during the years 1959–66. Bunner Glacier was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Sergeant Donald R. Bunner, a member of the U.S. Army Aviation Detachment in Antarctica during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1965 and 1966.  | The glacier was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken during the years 1959–66. Bunner Glacier was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Sergeant Donald R. Bunner, a member of the U.S. Army Aviation Detachment in Antarctica during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1965 and 1966.  | ||
==Protection by the government==  | |||
On 8 August 2025, [[Grand Duke Travis]] protected the glacier under the oversight of the [[Westarctican Parks Service]] as part of [[Hamilton Ice Piedmont Conservation Area]].  | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]  | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]  | ||
[[Category: Glaciers]]  | [[Category: Glaciers]]  | ||