Bartley Glacier

Bartley Glacier
Location of Bartley Glacier in Antarctica
Type	hanging
Location	Victoria Land
Coordinates	77°32′S 162°13′E / 77.533°S 162.217°E / -77.533; 162.217
Thickness	unknown
Status	unknown

Bartley Glacier (77°32′S 162°13′E / 77.533°S 162.217°E / -77.533; 162.217Coordinates: 77°32′S 162°13′E / 77.533°S 162.217°E / -77.533; 162.217) is a hanging glacier on the south wall of Wright Valley in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, just west of Meserve Glacier. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for construction driver Ollie B. Bartley, U.S. Navy, who was killed on January 14, 1957 when the vehicle (weasel) he was driving dropped through the sea ice at Hut Point, McMurdo Sound.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Bartley Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Glaciers in the Antarctic

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