The Cayley Glacier () is a glacier flowing northwest into the south side of Brialmont Cove, on the west coast of

Graham Land Graham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee ...

, Antarctica.

Location

Cayley Glacier terminates on the

Danco Coast The Danco Coast () is the portion of the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Sterneck and Cape Renard. This coast was explored in January and February 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it ...

of the

Antarctic Peninsula The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O'Higgins Land in Chile and Tierra de San Martin in Argentina, and originally as Graham Land in the United Kingdom and the Palmer Peninsula in the United States, is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctica. ...

, on the west side of

. It flows north from the south end of the Detroit Plateau and the north end of the Herbert Plateau into

Hughes Bay Hughes Bay () is a bay lying between Cape Sterneck and Cape Murray along the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Location Hughes Bay is on the Danco Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, on the west side of Graham Land. It is west of the so ...

, which opens onto the

Gerlache Strait Gerlache Strait or de Gerlache Strait or Détroit de la Belgica is a Channel (geography), channel/strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsula. The Belgian Antarctic Expedition, under Lt. Adrien de Gerlache, explored the ...

. Baldwin Peak is a prominent feature of the east side of te glacier. It is joined from the right (east) by the

Mouillard Glacier Relyovo Peninsula () is a predominantly ice-covered wide peninsula projecting from Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula into Gerlache Strait south of Duarte Cove and north of Brialmont Cove. It ends in Renzo Point and Charles Point to the west. Th ...

at its mouth.

History

Cayley Glacier was photographed by the

Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition The Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) was an aerial survey of the Falkland Islands Dependencies and the Antarctic Peninsula which took place in the 1955–56 and 1956–57 southern summers. Funded by the Colonial ...

(FIDASE) in 1956–57 and mapped from these photos by the

Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey The Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) was an aerial survey of the Falkland Islands Dependencies The Falkland Islands Dependencies was the constitutional arrangement from 1843 until 1985 for administering the v ...

(FIDS). It was named by the

UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) an ...

(UK-APC) in 1960 for Sir

George Cayley Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet (27 December 1773 – 15 December 1857) was an English engineer, inventor, and aviator. He is one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics. Many consider him to be the first true scientific ...

(1773–1857), English engineer, the "father of aeronautica," who first defined the main principles of mechanical flight, 1796–1857, and also designed the first caterpillar tractor in 1826.

Eastern features

Features of the east (right) side include, from south to north:

Miller Spur

A narrow rocky ridge of elevation decreasing from to , projecting from Detroit Plateau west-northwestwards into upper Cayley Glacier. Situated south-southeast of Mount Berry, southwest of the parallel Davidov Spur. Named after the German geologist Hubert Miller, researcher at

St. Kliment Ohridski Base St. Kliment Ohridski Base (, ) is a Bulgarian Antarctic base on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. The base, originally known as ''Sofia University Refuge'' or ''Hemus Base'', was named in 1993 for medieval Bulgarian scholar St. ...

in 2001/02 season, for his support for the Bulgarian Antarctic programme.

Davidov Spur

A narrow rocky ridge of elevation high projecting from Detroit Plateau west-northwestwards into upper Cayley Glacier. Situated between the parallel Galabinov Spur and Miller Spur that lie to the northeast and to the southwest respectively, southeast of Mount Berry. Named afte
Nicky Davidov
photographer at

in 2000/01 and 2009/10 seasons, for his work on promoting awareness and appreciation of Antarctica.

Galabinov Spur

A narrow rocky ridge descending from elevation m to and projecting projecting from Detroit Plateau west-northwestwards into upper Cayley Glacier. Situated northeast of the parallel Davidov Spur, southeast of Mount Berry. Named after Chavdar Galabinov, construction engineer at St. Kliment Ohridski base in 2005/06 and subsequent seasons.

Mount Berry

. Mountain southeast of Baldwin Peak, near the head of Cayley Glacier. Photographed by the FIDASE in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos by the FIDS. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Albert Berry, American aviator who in 1912 made the first parachute descent from an airplane, using a pack-type parachute.

Baldwin Peak

. Peak between Lilienthal Glacier and Mount Berry in northern Graham Land. Photographed by the FIDASE in 1956-57 and mapped from these photos by the FIDS. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for

Thomas Scott Baldwin Thomas Scott Baldwin (June 30, 1854 – May 17, 1923) was a pioneer balloon (aircraft), balloonist and United States Army, U.S. Army major (rank), major during World War I. He was the first American to descend from a balloon by parachute. Early ...

(1860-1923), American inventor of the vent opening which gives control and stability to parachutes.

Lilienthal Glacier

. Glacier flowing west into Cayley Glacier between Pilcher and Baldwin Peaks. Photographed by the FIDASE in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos by the FIDS. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for

Otto Lilienthal Karl Wilhelm Otto Lilienthal (23 May 1848 – 10 August 1896) was a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the "flying man". He was the first person to make well-documented, repeated, successful flights with gliders, therefore making t ...

(1848-96), German pioneer of flight in gliders.

Pilcher Peak

. Peak between Mouillard and Lilienthal Glaciers. Photographed by the FIDASE in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos by the FIDS. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for

Percy Pilcher Percy Sinclair Pilcher (16 January 1867 – 2 October 1899) was a British inventor and pioneer aviator who was his country's foremost experimenter in unpowered flight near the end of the nineteenth century. After corresponding with Otto Lili ...

(1866-99), British engineer and pioneer of gliding flight.

Western features

Features of the west (left) side include, from south to north:

Obretenik Bastion

An ice-covered buttress rising to high at the northeast extremity of Herbert Plateau. Situated between upper

Blériot Glacier Hughes Bay () is a bay lying between Cape Sterneck and Cape Murray along the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Location Hughes Bay is on the Danco Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, on the west side of Graham Land. It is west of the so ...

and upper Cayley Glacier, south of Mount Morton, southwest of Mount Berry. Steep and partly ice-free west, north and east slopes. Named after the settlement of Obretenik in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Kormyansko Saddle

An ice-covered saddle of elevation high in the north foothills of Herbert Plateau, connecting Obretenik Bastion to Egerika Range on the N. Situated north of Obretenik Bastion, southeast of Farman Nunatak and west-southwest of Mount Berry. Part of the glacial divide between Blériot Glacier to the west and Cayley Glacier to the east. Named after the settlement of

Kormyansko Kormyansko is a village in the municipality of Sevlievo, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.Guide Bulgaria ...

in Northern Bulgaria.

Egerika Range

A mostly ice-covered range extending in south–north direction and wide, rising to high in the north foothills of Herbert Plateau. Connected to Obretenik Bastion to the south by Kormyansko Saddle. Surmounts Blériot Glacier to the west, Hughes Bay to the northwest and Cayley Glacier to the east. Named after the Thracian settlement of Egerika in Western Bulgaria.

Mount Morton

. A mountain standing between

and Cayley Glacier. Photographed by the FIDASE in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos by the FIDS. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for

Grant Morton Grant Morton (1857?–1920), born William H. Morton, was one of the first people to successfully attempt skydiving, and is sometimes credited with the first skydive and jump from a powered aeroplane, in 1911. Supposedly, at age 54, Morton, a vetera ...

, American aviator who made the first parachute descent from an airplane using a parachute carried loosely.

Tournachon Peak

. Peak, high, rising south of Spring Point on the west coast of Graham Land. Photographed by the FIDASE in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos by the FIDS. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Gaspard F. Tournachon (1820-1910), known professionally as

Nadar Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (; 5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar () or Félix Nadar'','' was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, balloon (aircraft), balloonist, and proponent of History of avi ...

, French portrait photographer and aeronaut who took the first air photos from a captive balloon in 1858 and suggested their use for mapmaking.

Spring Point

. Point forming the south side of the entrance to Brialmont Cove. Discovered in 1898 by the

Belgian Antarctic Expedition The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899 was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region. Led by Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery aboard the RV ''Belgica'', it was the first Belgian Antarctic expedition and is considered the fir ...

(BelgAE) under Gerlache. He named it for Professor W. Spring of the

University of Liège The University of Liège (), or ULiège, is a major public university of the French Community of Belgium founded in 1817 and based in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French (language), French. History The university was foun ...

, a member of the Belgica Commission.

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