Dunn Spur

Dunn Spur

Dunn Spur (86°21′S 147°22′W / 86.35°S 147.367°W / -86.35; -147.367) is a prominent rock spur which descends from Mount Blackburn and extends for 5 nautical miles (9 km) along the north side of Van Reeth Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Thomas H. Dunn of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, aircrewman on photographic aircraft over Antarctica on Operation Deep Freeze 1964, 1966 and 1967.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Dunn Spur" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).