Canyon Glacier () is a narrow glacier, long, flowing to the
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (, an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France). It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than long, and between high ...
. It drains the northwest slopes of
Mount Wexler
The Hughes Range () is a high massive north–south trending mountain range in Antarctica, surmounted by six prominent summits, of which Mount Kaplan at is the highest. The range is located east of Canyon Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains and ...
and moves northward between steep canyon walls of the
Separation Range
Separation Range () is the northeastern branch of the Commonwealth Range in the Queen Maud Mountains, Antarctica.
The branch starts at about 84°20'S, and forms two chains of mountains separated by Hood Glacier.
The Separation Range, about long, ...
and
Hughes Range to join the ice shelf immediately west of
Giovinco Ice Piedmont Giovinco Ice Piedmont () is an ice piedmont, wide, between Canyon Glacier and Perez Glacier, gradually descending north to the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Frank A. Giovinco, Master of t ...
. The glacier was observed from nearby
Mount Patrick
The Commonwealth Range () is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from Keltie ...
by the
New Zealand Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition
New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
** "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995
* "New" (Daya song), 2017
* "New" (No Doubt song), 19 ...
(1959–60) who gave the descriptive name.
Location

The Canyon Glacier rises to the north of the
Pain Névé
The Keltie Glacier () is a large Antarctic glacier, long, draining from Pain Névé southwest around the southern extremity of the Commonwealth Range, and then northwest to enter Beardmore Glacier at Ranfurly Point. It was discovered by the Br ...
, below
Mount Wexler
The Hughes Range () is a high massive north–south trending mountain range in Antarctica, surmounted by six prominent summits, of which Mount Kaplan at is the highest. The range is located east of Canyon Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains and ...
in the
Hughes Range to the east. The
Commonwealth Range
The Commonwealth Range () is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from Keltie G ...
is to the west, including
Mount Hermanson
The Commonwealth Range () is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from Keltie ...
and
Gray Peak, which overlook the upper reaches. The Canyon Glacier flows north and is joined by the Cunningham Glacier from the left (west). It continues north past the
Separation Range
Separation Range () is the northeastern branch of the Commonwealth Range in the Queen Maud Mountains, Antarctica.
The branch starts at about 84°20'S, and forms two chains of mountains separated by Hood Glacier.
The Separation Range, about long, ...
along its west side.
At its mouth it passes the Nadeau Bluff and the
Giovinco Ice Piedmont Giovinco Ice Piedmont () is an ice piedmont, wide, between Canyon Glacier and Perez Glacier, gradually descending north to the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Frank A. Giovinco, Master of t ...
to the east and
Mount Cope to its west.
Features
Cunningham Glacier
.
A tributary glacier flowing northeast to enter Canyon Glacier north of Gray Peak.
Named by the United States
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.
History
The committee was established ...
(US-ACAN) for Willard E. Cunningham, Jr., cook at McMurdo Station, winter 1960; at South Pole Station, winter 1963.
Nadeau Bluff
.
A mainly ice-covered bluff just southwest of Giovinco Ice Piedmont, protruding into Canyon Glacier from that glacier's east side.
Named by US-ACAN for F. A. Nadeau, Jr., a member of the support party at McMurdo Station, 1963.
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Glaciers of Dufek Coast