Feature Name (see definition): Beyl Head

Feature Class (see definition): Cliff

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1341

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 74° 05' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 116° 31' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -74.0833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -116.5166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): An ice-covered headland midway on the E side of Wright Island, along Getz Ice Shelf, Bakutis Coast. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 after Commander David D. Beyl, U.S. Navy (USN), Operations Officer, Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz) 1976, with responsibility for planning the Dome Charlie (q.v.) aircraft recovery program which resulted in the successful recovery of two LC-130 aircraft damaged during Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz) 1975.

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