McWhinnie Peak
Appearance
McWhinnie Peak (77°16′S 162°15′E / 77.267°S 162.250°E) is a peak 2 nautical miles (4 km) northeast of Mount Harker in the Saint Johns Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Mary Alice McWhinnie, a United States Antarctic Research Program biologist who wintered-over at McMurdo Station in 1974, and worked on several Antarctic cruises in USNS Eltanin between 1962 and 1972.[1]
References
- ^ "McWhinnie Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from "McWhinnie Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.