Name StatusOfficial ValidatedFeatureGlacierNZ Gazette Reference2012 (53) p.1477DatumRSRGD2000GeoTag[1] PositionDescriptionA glacier occupying the lower part of a large glacier valley in the Convoy Range 6 miles south of the Fry Saddle, and draining north-east into the head of the Fry Glacier. Discovered in December 1957 by the Northern Survey Party of the NZTAE, 1956-58, and named for the USNS Private John R Towle, an American Frieghter which carried a large proportion of the New Zealand stores south in December 1956.