Hayes Glacier enters the south east part of Weddell Sea

Weddell Sea

The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula. The easternmost point is Cape Norvegia at Princess Martha Coast, Queen Maud Land. To the east of Cape Norvegia is...

 about 27 km (17 mi) west south west of Dawson-Lambton Glacier

Dawson-Lambton Glacier

Dawson-Lambton Glacier is a heavily-crevassed glacier entering southeastern Weddell Sea immediately west of Brunt Ice Shelf. Discovered in January 1915 by a British expedition led by Schackleton. He named it for Elizabeth Dawson-Lambton, benefactress of the Shackleton expeditions....

. The glacier was discovered in the course of a U.S. Navy LC-130 plane flight over Caird Coast

Caird Coast

Caird Coast is that portion of the coast of Coats Land lying between the terminus of Stancomb-Wills Glacier, in 20º00´W, and the vicinity of the Hayes Glacier, in 27º54´W...

, November 5, 1967, and was plotted 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,...

 from photographs obtained at that time. Named by US-ACAN

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...

for Lt. Cdr. Winston R. Hayes, USNR, pilot on that flight.