McNally Peak

McNally Peak (86°35′S 153°24′W / 86.583°S 153.400°W / -86.583; -153.400Coordinates: 86°35′S 153°24′W / 86.583°S 153.400°W / -86.583; -153.400) is a peak 2,570 metres (8,430 ft) high, standing 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) west of Mount Farley, near the southeast side of Holdsworth Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Joseph J. McNally, U.S. Navy, supply officer at McMurdo Station, winter 1959, and on the staff of the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze 1967.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "McNally Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-10.

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