Hayes Glacier (Antarctica)
| Hayes Glacier | ||
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| location | Coatsland , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 76 ° 16 ′ S , 27 ° 54 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Weddell Sea | |
The Hayes Glacier is a glacier on the Caird coast of the East Antarctic Coatsland . It flows 27 km west-southwest of the Dawson-Lambton Glacier into the southeast part of the Weddell Sea .
The glacier was on November 5, 1967 on a flight of a LC-130 of the United States Navy discovered and photographed. The aerial photographs were used for mapping by the United States Geological Survey . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1970 after Lieutenant Commander Winston R. Hayes, the pilot of said LC-130.
Web links
- Hayes Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hayes Glacier on geographic.org (English)