Bailey Ridge
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Bailey Ridge is a serrate ridge 4 miles (6 km) long, standing between Mount Blades
and Fleming Peaks
in the Ford Ranges
of Marie Byrd Land
. It was discovered on aerial flights of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1934, and named by the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41) for Clay W. Bailey, a member of both expeditions.
Mount Blades
Mount Blades is a mountain 3 nautical miles west-northwest of Bailey Ridge, on the north side of Boyd Glacier in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered and mapped by the United States Antarctic Service . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander J.L. Blades, U.S...
and Fleming Peaks
Fleming Peaks
Fleming Peaks is a small group of peaks 6 nautical miles east-southeast of Bailey Ridge, on the north side of Boyd Glacier in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered and mapped by the United States Antarctic Service...
in the Ford Ranges
Ford Ranges
The Ford Ranges is a grouping of mountain ranges standing east of Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Block Bay in the northwest part of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica...
of Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...
. It was discovered on aerial flights of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1934, and named by the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41) for Clay W. Bailey, a member of both expeditions.