Willey Point
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Willey Point is a conspicuous rock point along the west side of Beardmore Glacier
, marking the south side of the mouth of Berwick Glacier
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Francis J. Willey III, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1963.
Beardmore Glacier
The Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica is one of the largest glaciers in the world, with a length exceeding 160 km . The glacier is one of the main passages from the Ross Ice Shelf through the Queen Alexandra and Commonwealth ranges of the Transantarctic Mountains to the Antarctic Plateau, and was one...
, marking the south side of the mouth of Berwick Glacier
Berwick Glacier
Berwick Glacier is a tributary glacier, long, flowing southeast between the Marshall Mountains and the Adams Mountains to enter Beardmore Glacier at Willey Point. It was named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, after HMS Berwick, a vessel on which Lieutenant Jameson B. Adams of the...
. 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 Francis J. Willey III, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1963.