Bailey Ridge
| Bailey Ridge | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Ford Ranges | |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 12 ′ S , 145 ° 2 ′ W | |
 Map sheet Boyd Glacier from 1969, Bailey Ridge there as part of the Sarnoff Mountains in the middle of the northern edge of the map |
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Bailey Ridge is a 6.5 km long and serrated mountain range in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica . It looms in the Ford Ranges between Mount Blades and the Fleming Peaks .
It was discovered in 1934 during overflights during the second Antarctic expedition (1933-1934) of the US polar explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd . Participants of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941) named him after Clay Wilson Bailey (1906-1994), a participant in both expeditions.
Web links
- Bailey Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bailey Ridge on geographic.org (English)