Cayley Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Cayley Glacier (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Glacier
This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
flowing N into Brialmont Cove, Danco Coast, was photographed from the air by FIDASE in 1956-57; in association with the names of pioneers of aviation grouped in this area, named after Sir George Cayley (1773-1857), English engineer, the "father of aeronautics", who first defined the main principles of mechanical flight, 1796-1857, and also designed the first caterpillar tractor in 1826 (APC, 1960, p.3; BA chart 3560, 7.iv.1961). Caley [sic] Glacier (BAS sheet SQ 19-20/4, 1-DOS 1974).
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