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.
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.