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28-458: Download coordinates as: The Land Glacier flows north from the ice field to the northeast of the west-flowing Balchen Glacier and Crevasse Valley Glacier . Milan Rock is to the east of its upper section. It flows past the west side of the ridge that includes Mount Hartkopf, Pearson Peak (formerly Mount Pearson), McGraw Peak and Mount McCoy, where it is joined from the east by the combined Paschal Glacier and White Glacier. Castillo Point defines

56-550: Is marked by a prominent cirque, surmounting the west side of the mouth of Land Glacier. Discovered by the USAS (1939-41) and named for Charles C. Shirley, chief photographer at the USAS West Base. Balchen Glacier Block Bay ( 76°15′S 146°22′W  /  76.250°S 146.367°W  / -76.250; -146.367  ( Block Bay ) ) is a long ice-filled bay lying east of Guest Peninsula along

84-535: Is snow covered except for some exposed rock on the north face. It rises at the north side of El-Sayed Glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) southwest of Mount Shirley. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Michael J. Bruner, United States Navy, LC-130 aircraft commander during Operation Deep Freeze 1970 and 1971. 75°37′S 142°01′W  /  75.617°S 142.017°W  / -75.617; -142.017 . A small rock spur at

112-488: The United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939–41. Named by US-ACAN for Edward R. Weikman Jr., CMH2, United States Navy, Construction Mechanic at Byrd Station, 1967. 76°28′S 143°45′W  /  76.467°S 143.750°W  / -76.467; -143.750 . A group of rock exposures on the south side of Balchen Glacier between O'Connor Nunataks and Mount Perkins. Discovered by

140-845: The International Weddell Sea Oceanographic Expedition, 1967-68 and 1969-70. 75°50′S 142°51′W  /  75.833°S 142.850°W  / -75.833; -142.850 . A broad, ice-covered hill 1,075 metres (3,527 ft) high rising between the heads of Siemiatkowski Glacier and El-Sayed Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Joseph L. Zuncich, United States Navy Reserve, navigator in LC-130F Hercules aircraft on Operation Deep Freeze 1968. 75°54′S 142°59′W  /  75.900°S 142.983°W  / -75.900; -142.983 . An isolated rock at

168-545: The Land Glacier on the north side of Mount McCoy. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Gen. Thomas D. White, United States Air Force, Chief of Staff and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1957-61, who participated in the planning and organizational stages of Operation Deep Freeze in an administrative capacity and in matters relating to aircraft. Application of

196-601: The Phillips Mountains and Fosdick Mountains. Discovered on December 5, 1929, by the ByrdAE and named by Byrd for Bernt Balchen, chief pilot of the expedition. 76°30′S 143°59′W  /  76.500°S 143.983°W  / -76.500; -143.983 . Two nunataks on the divide separating the upper reaches of Balchen Glacier and Crevasse Valley Glacier . The nunataks lie 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of Mount Perkins . First mapped by

224-570: The USAS (1939–41), led by Admiral Byrd, and was mapped by the USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos (1959–65). Named for Doctor B. Harrison Ragle, Admiral Byrd's personal physician in the late 1930s, who made financial contributions toward purchase of first aid equipment and medical supplies for US AS (1939–41) and was a consultant on medical matters for that expedition. 76°30′S 145°35′W  /  76.500°S 145.583°W  / -76.500; -145.583 . A glacier flowing to

252-416: The USAS in aerial flights over this area in 1940, and named for Clyde W. Griffith, machinist and tractor operator of this expedition. 76°26′S 143°25′W  /  76.433°S 143.417°W  / -76.433; -143.417 . A group of rock exposures rising above the ice near the head of Balchen Glacier, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northeast of Griffith Nunataks. Discovered by

280-539: The USAS in aerial flights over this area in 1940. Named for Raymond O'Connor, a member of the West Base of the USAS (1939–41). 76°28′S 145°32′W  /  76.467°S 145.533°W  / -76.467; -145.533 . A small glacier that drains the west end of the Fosdick Mountains, between Mount Ferranto and Mount Avers , and flows northwest to Block Bay. The glacier was photographed by

308-540: The United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Frederick T. Milan, aviation structural mechanic, United States Navy, a member of Squadron VX-6 air crew on LC-130 aircraft for several seasons; crew member on first midwinter flight to Antarctica, June 25, 1964. 75°59′S 140°45′W  /  75.983°S 140.750°W  / -75.983; -140.750 . A mountain, 1,110 metres (3,640 ft) high, rising along

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336-776: The coast of Marie Byrd Land , Antarctica. Block Bay was discovered in 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), and named by Richard E. Byrd for Paul Block , newspaper publisher and patron of the expedition. Download coordinates as: Block Bay is on the Pacific Ocean coast of Marie Byrd Land, east of the Guest Peninsula and the Fosdick Mountains , and west of the Phillips Mountains . Driscoll Island lies in

364-675: The east side of the entrance to Block Bay. Discovered on the ByrdAE (1928–30) flight along this coast on December 5, 1929. Named for Michael J. Brennan, who was advisory on the ByrdAE (1928–30) in the selection of personnel. Brennan was skipper of the Chantier on the trip to the Arctic when R. Admiral R.E. Byrd flew over the North Pole. 76°23′S 145°10′W  /  76.383°S 145.167°W  / -76.383; -145.167 . A crevassed glacier flowing west to Block Bay between

392-480: The east side of the upper reaches of Land Glacier, 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) southeast of Mount McCoy. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Kenneth W. Hartkopt USARP ionospheric physicist at Byrd Station, 1963. 75°54′S 140°57′W  /  75.900°S 140.950°W  / -75.900; -140.950 . A rock peak rising 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of McGaw Peak on

420-581: The east (right) side of the Land Glacier include, from south to north: 76°01′S 140°41′W  /  76.017°S 140.683°W  / -76.017; -140.683 . A rock along the eastern margin of Land Glacier, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southeast of Mount Hartkopf. It is the southernmost outcrop near the head of the glacier. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy aerial photography, 1959-65. Named by

448-437: The eastern point of its mouth. From its west it is joined by Farbo Glacier and El-Sayed Glacier, which both descend from the heights of Zuncich Hill and McGee Rock. Between these two, it saddles at Parker Pass with the west-flowing Siemiatkowski Glacier . Bruner Hill, Booth Spur and Mount Shirley are to the north of El-Sayed Glacier. Eldred Point defines the western point of the Land Glacier's mouth on Land Bay . Features on

476-580: The head of Block Bay between Mount Iphigene and Mount Avers . Discovered by the ByrdAE in 1929, and named for Adolph S. Ochs , publisher of the New York Times, a patron of the expedition. Lewis Bluff Lewis Bluff ( 75°53′S 140°36′W  /  75.883°S 140.600°W  / -75.883; -140.600 ) is a rock bluff located at the confluence of Paschal Glacier and White Glacier , 7 nautical miles (13 km) southeast of Mount McCoy , in coastal Marie Byrd Land . The bluff

504-599: The mouth of the bay, to the west of Brennan Point. The Balchen Glacier drains into the head of the bay. The Weikman Nunataks, Griffith Nunataks and O'Connor Nunataks are south of the head of this glacier. The Ragle Glacier and Ochs Glacier drain into the bay from either side of Mount Ferranto in the Fosdick Mountains. 76°12′S 146°55′W  /  76.200°S 146.917°W  / -76.200; -146.917 . A narrow, ice-covered island 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) long, lying in Block Bay. The feature

532-684: The name was proposed by Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Features on the west (left) side of the Land Glacier include, from south to north: 75°50′S 141°45′W  /  75.833°S 141.750°W  / -75.833; -141.750 . A tributary glacier which drains northeastward and enters the Land Glacier 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) west of Mount McCoy. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Richard R. Farbo, equipment operator, United States Navy, who wintered-over in Antarctica on three expeditions of Operation Deep Freeze. He

560-487: The north side of El-Sayed Glacier and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southwest of Mount Shirley. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander Robert M. Booth, United States Navy, Public Works Officer during Operation Deep Freeze 1968 and 1969. 75°39′S 142°03′W  /  75.650°S 142.050°W  / -75.650; -142.050 . An ice-covered mountain whose east face

588-754: The ridge that trends south from Mount McCoy. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Herbert E. Pearson, USARP geomagnetician and seismologist at Byrd Station, 1963. 75°52′S 140°59′W  /  75.867°S 140.983°W  / -75.867; -140.983 . A prominent peak over 800 metres (2,600 ft) high on the ridge between Land Glacier and Paschal Glacier in Marie Byrd Land. It stands midway between Mount McCoy and Pearson Peak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Major Hugh R.L. McGaw, United States Army, Logistics Research Officer on

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616-437: The south side of Parker Pass, about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) south of Zuncich Hill, in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Wayne R. McGee, EO3, United States Navy, Equipment Operator at Byrd Station, 1966. 75°53′S 142°48′W  /  75.883°S 142.800°W  / -75.883; -142.800 . A broad ice-covered pass on

644-448: The south side of Zuncich Hill. It leads from the head of Siemiatkowski Glacier to the névé area lying southwest of El-Sayed Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Dana C. Parker, USARP geophysicist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68. 75°39′S 142°25′W  /  75.650°S 142.417°W  / -75.650; -142.417 . A hill 770 metres (2,530 ft) high which

672-762: The staff of the Commander, United States Naval Support Force, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze 1971 and 1972. 75°52′S 141°10′W  /  75.867°S 141.167°W  / -75.867; -141.167 . A high table-topped massif with dark, snow-free, vertical walls, at the east side of Land Glacier. Discovered by members of West Base of the USAS (1939–41) and named for James C. McCoy, chief pilot at West Base. 75°54′S 140°40′W  /  75.900°S 140.667°W  / -75.900; -140.667 . A glacier about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) long and 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) wide, draining northwest between two ridges,

700-630: The terminal points of which are Mount McCoy and Lewis Bluff . The lower end of this glacier merges with the flow of White Glacier and the larger Land Glacier near Mount McCoy before the latter feature debouches into Land Bay. Paschal Glacier was photographed from aircraft of the USAS, 1939–41, and was mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photography, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Evans W. Paschal, Scientific Leader at Byrd Station, 1970. 75°45′S 140°50′W  /  75.750°S 140.833°W  / -75.750; -140.833 . A broad westward flowing tributary glacier which joins

728-585: Was at McMurdo Station in 1959 and 1965, and the South Pole Station in 1969. 75°40′S 141°52′W  /  75.667°S 141.867°W  / -75.667; -141.867 . A glacier about 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long which drains the northeast slopes of Zuncich Hill. It flows northeast to enter Land Glacier at the south side of Mount Shirley. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Sayed Z. El-Sayed, USARP oceanographer on

756-531: Was partially delineated from air photos taken by the ByrdAE (1928–30) on the flight of December 5, 1929. The island was completely mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), 1959–65. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Lawrence J. Driscoll, BM1, United States Navy, Boatswain's Mate aboard USS Glacier along this coast, 1961–62. 76°05′S 146°31′W  /  76.083°S 146.517°W  / -76.083; -146.517 . An ice-covered point forming

784-623: Was photographed from aircraft of the United States Antarctic Service , 1939–41, and was mapped in detail by the United States Geological Survey , 1959–65. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for David L. Lewis , a United States Antarctic Research Program ionospheric physicist at Byrd Station , 1963. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from "Lewis Bluff" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . This Marie Byrd Land location article

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