Hoshko Glacier is a cirque-type glacier

Glacier

A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...

 in the Lanterman Range

Lanterman Range

Lanterman Range is a mountain range about 35 nautical miles long and 12 nautical miles wide, forming the southwest part of the Bowers Mountains. It is bounded by the Rennick, Sledgers, Black and Canham Glaciers. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos,...

, Bowers Mountains

Bowers Mountains

Bowers Mountains is a group of north-south trending mountains in Antarctica, about 145 km long and 56 km wide, bounded by the coast on the north and by the Rennick, Canham, Black and Lillie glaciers in other quadrants. The seaward end was first sighted in February 1911 from the Terra...

, draining southwest from between Bowers Peak

Bowers Peak

Bowers Peak is a peak, high, forming a part of the divide between Hunter Glacier and Hoshko Glacier in the Lanterman Range, Bowers Mountains. Named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1963–64, for Lieutenant John M. Bowers, Jr., of U.S. Navy Squadron...

 and Mount Edixon

Mount Edixon

Mount Edixon is a mountain, 2,080 m, located 6 nautical miles southeast of Bowers Peak in the Lanterman Range, Bowers Mountains. Named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1963–64, for Lieutenant James R. Edixon, pilot with U.S...

 into the lower part of Canham Glacier

Canham Glacier

Canham Glacier is a tributary glacier about long which drains the northwest part of Evans Neve. The glacier drains northwest between the Alamein Range and the Salamander Range of the Freyberg Mountains and enters the Rennick Glacier westward of Bowers Peak. It was mapped by the United States...

. Mapped by United States Geological Survey

United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...

 (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...

 (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant John Hoshko, Jr., U.S. Navy Reserve, public affairs officer on the staff of the Commander, U.S. Navy Support Force, Antarctica, 1966-68.