Riley Glacier

Riley Glacier is a heavily crevassed glacier, 14 nautical miles long and 17 nautical miles wide, flowing westward from the west side of Palmer Land into George VI Sound between the Traverse [Mountains (Antarctica)|Traverse Mountains] and Mount Dixey. First sighted and surveyed in 1936 by the British [Graham Land Expedition] under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1949 by the Falkland [Islands Dependencies Survey] and named for Quintin T.P.M. Riley, assistant meteorologist of the BGLE, 1934–37. The glacier sits at 70° 06' 00.0" S latitude and 67° 55' 00.0" W longitude.