Beyl Head
| Beyl Head | ||
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| Coordinates | 74 ° 5 ′ S , 116 ° 31 ′ W | |
| location | Wright Island , Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Waters | Getz Ice Shelf | |
The Beyl Head is a frozen headland on the east side of Wright Iceland before Bakutis Coast of the West Antarctic Marie Byrd lands . It extends into the Getz Ice Shelf .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the Cape in 1977 after Commander David D. Beyl of the United States Navy , officer in charge of the repair program for Lockheed C-130 aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze in 1976.
Web links
- Beyl Head in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Beyl Head on geographic.org (English)