Hayes Head
Encyclopedia
Hayes Head is a prominent headland
, 850 m, overlooking the north extremity of Wood Bay
, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Kay Island
on the coast of Victoria Land
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1955-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Miles O. Hayes, geologist at McMurdo Station
, 1965-66 season.
Headland
A headland is a point of land, usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends out into a body of water.Headland can also refer to:*Headlands and bays*headLand, an Australian television series...
, 850 m, overlooking the north extremity of Wood Bay
Wood Bay
Wood Bay is a large bay which is bounded by Cape Johnson and Aviator Glacier Tongue on the north and Cape Washington on the south, along the coast of Victoria Land. Discovered in 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross, Royal Navy , and named by him for Lieutenant James F.L. Wood of the ship Erebus....
, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Kay Island
Kay Island
Kay Island is a small island lying 2 nautical miles east of Cape Johnson in the north part of Wood Bay, Victoria Land. Discovered in 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross, Royal Navy, and named by him for Lieutenant Joseph W. Kay, Dir. of the Rossbank Observatory in Tasmania, who was third lieutenant...
on the coast of Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1955-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) for Miles O. Hayes, geologist at McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...
, 1965-66 season.