Horne Glacier is a valley

Valley

In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...

 glacier

Glacier

A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...

, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, draining southwest from the Everett Range

Everett Range

Everett Range is a rugged, mainly ice-covered mountain range nearly 95 km long between the Greenwell and Ebbe glaciers in northwest Victoria Land, Antarctica...

 between Mount Works

Mount Works

Mount Works is a mountain, 1,780 m, rising just west of Horne Glacier and 2 nautical miles southwest of Pilon Peak in the Everett Range, Concord Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic...

 and Mount Calvin

Mount Calvin

Mount Calvin is a mountain over high, standing southeast of Pilon Peak in the southern part of the Everett Range. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960–63, and named for Lieutenant Calvin Luther Larsen, U.S. Navy, navigator...

 and entering the lower part of Greenwell Glacier

Greenwell Glacier

The Greenwell Glacier is a major tributary glacier of Antarctica, 72 km long, draining northwest between Mirabito Range and Everett Range to enter Lillie Glacier below Mount Works, in northwest Victoria Land....

. Mapped by United States Geological Survey

United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...

 (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...

 (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Robert P. Horne, U.S. Navy Reserve, pilot of C-130 aircraft on photographic flights in Operation Deep Freeze

Operation Deep Freeze

Operation Deep Freeze is the codename for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on...

 1968 and 1969.
Category:Glaciers of Victoria Land