Birley Glacier

Bilrley Glacier
Location of Graham Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Birley Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Graham Land
Coordinates	65°58′00″S 64°21′00″W / 65.96667°S 64.35000°W / -65.96667; -64.35000
Length	10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Highest elevation	1,621 m (5,318 ft)
Terminus	Barilari Bay
Status	unknown

Birley Glacier (

65°58′S 64°21′W / 65.967°S 64.350°W / -65.967; -64.350Coordinates: 65°58′S 64°21′W / 65.967°S 64.350°W / -65.967; -64.350) is a glacier, at least 10 nautical miles (19 km) long, flowing west into the eastern extremity of Barilari Bay north of Vardun Point, on the west coast of Graham Land. First seen and roughly surveyed in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, it was re-surveyed in 1935–36 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under John Rymill, and later named for , who contributed toward the cost of the BGLE, 1934–37.^[1]

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

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