Bartley Glacier

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, 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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