Usher Glacier (62°2′S 58°37′W / 62.033°S 58.617°W / -62.033; -58.617) is a glacier nearly 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, flowing northwest into the sea between Stigant Point and Davey Point on the north coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for J. Usher, Master of the Caraquet from Liverpool, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821–22.

Usher Glacier
Map of King George Island
Map showing the location of Usher Glacier
Map showing the location of Usher Glacier
Location of Usher Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Usher Glacier
Map showing the location of Usher Glacier
Usher Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationKing George Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates62°02′00″S 58°37′00″W / 62.03333°S 58.61667°W / -62.03333; -58.61667
Length4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Terminusnorth west of Stigant Point
Statusunknown

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  •   This article incorporates public domain material from "Usher Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.