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Vaughan Promontory

Coordinates: 83°8′S 167°35′E / 83.133°S 167.583°E / -83.133; 167.583
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Vaughan Promontory is a high, rugged ice-covered promontory which extends eastward from Holland Range between Ekblad and Morton Glaciers. It terminates in Cape Maude overlooking Ross Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander V.J. Vaughan, U.S. Navy, commanding officer of USS Glacier during Operation Deepfreeze 1964 and 1965.

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83°8′S 167°35′E / 83.133°S 167.583°E / -83.133; 167.583