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The '''Boyd Glacier''' (77°14′S 145°25′W) is a heavily crevassed glacier flowing west-northwest for about 45 nautical miles (80 km) to the [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] between [[Bailey Ridge]] and [[Mount Douglass]] in the [[Ford Ranges]] of Westarctica | The '''Boyd Glacier''' (77°14′S 145°25′W) is a heavily crevassed [[glacier]] flowing west-northwest for about 45 nautical miles (80 km) to the [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] between [[Bailey Ridge]] and [[Mount Douglass]] in the [[Ford Ranges]] of Westarctica. | ||
==Discovery and name== | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | It was discovered on aerial flights of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1934, and named for Vernon D. Boyd, an expedition machinist, and a member of West Base of the United States Antarctic Service. | ||
[[Category:Glaciers]] | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | |||