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Hourihan Glacier
Hourihan
Glacier
is a
glacier
draining
the south
slopes
of
Ward Tower
in the
Britannia Range
,
Antarctica
, and
flowing
southeast
to
Merrick Glacier
. It was named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
in association with
Byrd Glacier
and
Merrick
Glacier, after
Captain
Joseph
J. Hourihan, U.S.
Navy
,
captain
of, a
cargo vessel
of U.S. Navy
Operation Highjump
, 1946–47, led by
Admiral Byrd
.