Bayly Glacier

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Bayly Glacier
Map showing the location of Bayly Glacier
Map showing the location of Bayly Glacier
Location of Bayly Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates64°37′S 61°50′W / 64.617°S 61.833°W / -64.617; -61.833
Thicknessunknown
Highest elevation783 m (2,569 ft)
TerminusBancroft Bay
Statusunknown

Bayly Glacier (

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64°37′S 61°50′W / ���64.617°S 61.833°W / -64.617; -61.833Coordinates: 64°37′S 61°50′W / 64.617°S 61.833°W / -64.617; -61.833) is a glacier flowing into the head of Bancroft Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. It was mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1956–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for , FIDS geologist at the Danco Island station in 1956 who, together with , pioneered the route from the Portal Point hut (on nearby Reclus Peninsula) to the plateau in February 1957.

See also[]

  • List of glaciers in the Antarctic
  • Glaciology

References[]

  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Bayly Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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