It was discovered in November 1912 by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson, who named it for Lord Denman, Governor-General of Australia in 1911, a patron of the expedition.
It was discovered in November 1912 by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Sir Douglas Mawson. Mawson named the glacier for Lord Denman, Governor-General of Australia in 1911, a patron of the expedition.