Horney Bluff
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Horney Bluff is a conspicuous ice-free bluff about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, extending eastward along the north side of Byrd Glacier
from Merrick Glacier
toward Cape Kerr
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Captain Harry R. Horney, Admiral Byrd's chief of staff on U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47.
Byrd Glacier
The Byrd Glacier is a major glacier in Antarctica, about 136 km long and 24 km wide, draining an extensive area of the polar plateau and flowing eastward between the Britannia Range and Churchill Mountains to discharge into the Ross Ice Shelf at Barne Inlet.Named by the NZ-APC after Rear...
from Merrick Glacier
Merrick Glacier
Merrick Glacier is a steep tributary glacier just east of Sennet Glacier in Britannia Range, descending southwestward to enter Byrd Glacier at the west end of Horney Bluff. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names , in association with nearby Byrd Glacier, for the USS Merrick, cargo ship of...
toward Cape Kerr
Cape Kerr
Cape Kerr is a high snow-covered cape at the north side of Barne Inlet, the terminus of Byrd Glacier at the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the Discovery expedition and named for Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Walter Kerr, one of the Sea Lords who lent his assistance to the expedition....
. 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 Captain Harry R. Horney, Admiral Byrd's chief of staff on U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47.