Cornwell Corner () is an angular rock bluff, about high, at the west end of Horney Bluff and the terminus of Merrick Glacier, where the glacial flow is forced east at an acute angle upon entering

Byrd Glacier The Byrd Glacier () is a major glacier in Antarctica, about long and wide. It drains an extensive area of the Antarctic plateau, and flows eastward to discharge into the Ross Ice Shelf. Location The Byrd Glacier flows eastward between the B ...

. It was named by the

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...

, in association with Byrd Glacier, after Captain Delbert S. Cornwell,

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest displacement, at 4.5 million tons in 2021. It has the world's largest aircraft ...

, who was captain of the aircraft carrier USS ''Philippine Sea'' in U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, led by

Admiral Byrd Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer, and pioneering aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader cr ...

. The ''Philippine Sea'' carried six twin-engine

Douglas R4D The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota ( RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II. During the war the C-47 was used for troop ...

aircraft, which took off from the carrier deck and flew about to Little America base,

Ross Ice Shelf The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (, an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France). It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than long, and between high ...

, from where exploratory and photographic flights were made.

References

* Geography of Antarctica Hillary Coast {{RossDependency-geo-stub