ðə ɡlˈeɪʃɚ, ðə ɹˈɪvɚ ænd tˈɜːnɐbˌaʊt lˈeɪk wɜː nˈeɪmd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən fˈɪfti ˈeɪt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl dʒˌiːoʊfˈɪzɪkəl jˈɪɹ baɪ ðə hˈeɪzən kˈæmp pˈɑːɹɾi dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ dʒˈɛfɹi hˈæɾɚslismˈɪθ.
The glacier, the river and Turnabout Lake were named in 1957–58 during the International Geophysical Year by the Hazen Camp party directed by Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith.