Yoder 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...

 with abrupt 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...

 walls, 3 miles (4.8 km) long, which is a western tributary to Kohler Glacier

Kohler Glacier

Kohler Glacier is a distributary of the Smith Glacier in Marie Byrd Land, flowing northward through the middle of the Kohler Range into Dotson Ice Shelf. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN in association with the Kohler Range.-See also:* List of glaciers...

. Located just southwest of Morrison Bluff in the central part of Kohler Range

Kohler Range

Kohler Range is a mountain range in the Marie Byrd Land of Antarctica. The range is about 64 km long and stands between the base of Martin Peninsula and Smith Glacier...

, Marie Byrd Land

Marie Byrd Land

Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...

. 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 ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-71. 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 Robert D. Yoder, United States Department of State

United States Department of State

The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...

, Chairman of the Interagency Committee on Antarctica, 1970-73.