Name details

Beyl Head

Beyl Head (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Beyl Head  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 122500

Feature type: Head (8)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

An ice-covered headland midway on the E side of Wright Island, along Getz Ice Shelf, Bakutis Coast. Named by US-ACAN in 1977 after Cdr. David D. Beyl, USN, Operations Officer, OpDFrz 1976, with responsibility for planning the Dome Charlie (q.v.) aircraft recovery program which resulted in the successful recovery of two LC-130 aircraft damaged during OpDFrz 1975.

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Location

Latitude:
74° 05' 00.0" S
-74.08333°
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Longitude:
116° 31' 00.0" W
-116.51667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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Source Person:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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