Paternostro Glacier is a 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...

, 11 nautical miles (20 km) long, in the Wilson Hills

Wilson Hills

Wilson Hills is a group of scattered hills, nunataks and ridges that extend NW-SE for about between Matusevich Glacier and Pryor Glacier in Antarctica. They were discovered by Lieutenant Harry Pennell, Royal Navy, on the Terra Nova Expedition in February 1911 during Robert Falcon Scott's last...

. It flows between Cook Ridge

Cook Ridge

Cook Ridge is a northeast trending ridge, mostly ice covered, which parallels the west side of Paternostro Glacier and extends into the southeast corner of Davies Bay. It was first visited in March 1961 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions airborne survey party led by Phillip...

 and Goodman Hills

Goodman Hills

Goodman Hills is a group of coastal hills of about 10 nautical miles extent, rising directly south of Cape Kinsey and between the Paternostro Glacier and Tomilin Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1960-63. Named for Commander Kelsey...

 to enter the east part of Davies Bay

Davies Bay

Davies Bay is a bay on the coast, 10 nautical miles wide, between Drake Head and Cape Kinsey, Antarctica. Discovered in February 1911 from the Terra Nova of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. Named for Francis E.C. Davies, shipwright on the Terra Nova....

. 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, 1960-63. 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 (j.g.) Joseph L.A. Paternostro, U.S. Navy Reserve, Navigator in LC-130F Hercules aircraft during 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...

1967 and 1968.