Blair Glacier (66°45′S 124°32′E / 66.750°S 124.533°E) is a glacier draining northward to the western corner of Maury Bay. It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James L. Blair, Midshipman on the sloop Peacock during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes.
| Blair Glacier | |
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 Map of Antarctica, with Wilkes Land slightly to the right | |
  Location of Blair Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Wilkes Land |
| Coordinates | 66°45′00″S 124°32′00″E / 66.75000°S 124.53333°E |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Maury Bay |
| Status | unknown |
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