Remington Glacier is a steep 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...

 about 7 nautical miles (13 km) long in the southeast part of the Sentinel Range

Sentinel Range

The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range trends NNW-SSE for about and is 24 to 48 km wide...

, Ellsworth Mountains

Ellsworth Mountains

The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the northern Sentinel Range and the southern Heritage...

. It rises just north of McPherson Peak

McPherson Peak

McPherson Peak is a peak located at the west side of the head of Remington Glacier, in Doyran Heights, the Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. First mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-59. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic...

 and flows east-southeast to debouch

Debouch

Debouch is a term used in river and stream geography, and the military.-Geography:In fluvial geography, a debouch is a place where a body of water pours forth from a narrow opening...

 between the terminus of Hough Glacier

Hough Glacier

Hough Glacier is a glacier in the southeast portion of the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, rising just south of Mount Tuck and flowing east-southeast for 10 nautical miles between the Guerrero and Remington Glaciers. First mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and...

 and Johnson Spur

Johnson Spur

Johnson Spur is a rocky spur located 5.67 miles south-southeast of Taylor Spur and 8.65 miles north-northwest of Long Peak, forming the southeast extremity of Doyran Heights, Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. Overlooking Rutford Ice Stream to the east and Obelya Glacier to the...

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Discovered by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 on photographic flights of December 14–15, 1959, and 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 these photos.

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 Edward W. Remington, glaciologist at the South Pole Station during the IGY in 1957.

(78°34′S 84°18′W)