[1] Kirkby Glacier was named by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) for Sydney L. Kirkby, a surveyor on the ANARE Thala Dan cruise of 1962, led by Phillip Law, which explored the area along this coast.

The Kirkby Glacier continues northwest to enter the Pacific Ocean just east of Nielsen Fjord, and west of Davis Ice Piedmont.

A steep rock bluff which rises on the east side of Kirkby Glacier opposite Frecker Ridge.

Gale, formerly of the RAN, hydrographic surveyor with the ANARE Thala Dan cruise that explored this coast, 1962.

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