El-Sayed Glacier is a 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...

 about 15 miles (24 km) long which drains the northeast slopes of Zuncich Hill

Zuncich Hill

Zuncich Hill is a broad, ice-covered hill rising between the heads of Siemiatkowski Glacier and El-Sayed Glacier in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Joseph L....

 in Marie Byrd Land

Marie Byrd Land

Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...

. It flows northeast to enter Land Glacier

Land Glacier

Land Glacier , is a broad, heavily-crevassed glacier, about 35 miles long, descending into Land Bay in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Discovered by the U.S. Antarctic Service and named for R. Admiral Emory S. Land, Chairman of the U.S. Maritime Commission....

 at the south side of Mount Shirley

Mount Shirley

Mount Shirley is an ice-covered mountain whose east face is marked by a prominent cirque, surmounting the west side of the mouth of Land Glacier in Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service and named for Charles C. Shirley, chief photographer at the USAS West Base....

. 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, 1959-65. 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 Sayed Z. El-Sayed, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) oceanographer on the International Weddell Sea Oceanographic Expedition, 1967-68 and 1969-70.