Fendley 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...

, 17 nautical miles (31 km) long, flowing northeast from the Admiralty Mountains

Admiralty Mountains

The Admiralty Mountains is a large group of high mountains and individually-named ranges and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land of Antarctica...

 to enter the sea between Mount Cherry-Garrard

Mount Cherry-Garrard

Mount Cherry-Garrard is a peak at the seaward end of the divide between Simpson Glacier and Fendley Glacier, on the north coast of Victoria Land. It was charted by the Northern Party, led by Victor Campbell, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13. They named the feature for Apsley...

 and Atkinson Cliffs

Atkinson Cliffs

Atkinson Cliffs are high coastal cliffs, long, between the lower ends of Fendley Glacier and Pitkevitch Glacier on the north coast of Victoria Land. They were mapped in 1911 by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, and named for Dr. Edward L. Atkinson, surgeon of...

, on the north coast of Victoria Land

Victoria Land

Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...

. 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, 1960-63. 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 Tech. Sgt. Iman A. Fendley, United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

(USAF), who perished in the crash of a C-124 Globemaster aircraft in this vicinity in 1958.