Mayer Crags

Mayer Crags (84°53′S 168°45′W / 84.883°S 168.75°W / -84.883; -168.75) is a rugged V-shaped massif, 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, surmounted by several sharp peaks, located at the west side of the mouth of Liv Glacier, where the latter enters Ross Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Robert V. Mayer, U.S. Navy, pilot of Hercules aircraft in four Antarctic seasons; plane commander for a mid-winter evacuation flight on June 26, 1964.

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