Kirby Cone

Kirby Cone (85°54′S 136°26′W / 85.900°S 136.433°W / -85.900; -136.433Coordinates: 85°54′S 136°26′W / 85.900°S 136.433°W / -85.900; -136.433) is a distinctive sharp peak on the spur which extends north from the northwest end of Michigan Plateau, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Charles H. Kirby, a radioman at Byrd Station, winter 1961.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Kirby Cone". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-03.

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