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Whirlwind Glaciers (67°24′S 65°32′W) is a set of four prominent converging glaciers which flow into the west side of Whirlwind Inlet on the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered by Sir Hubert Wilkins on his flight of December 20, 1928, the glaciers were so named because their relative position was suggestive of the radial cylinders of his Wright Whirlwind engine. The Whirlwind Glaciers, comprising Flint, Demorest, Matthes, and Chamberlin Glaciers, were photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940; charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1948.
- Defense mapping agency hydrographic/Topographic Center, Antarctic ice-shelf Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica, P 274
- Whirlwind Glaciers on USGS website
- Whirlwind Glaciers on SCAR website
This article incorporates public domain material from "Whirlwind Glaciers". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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