- McIntyre Promontory
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McIntyre Promontory (84°57′S 179°40′E / 84.95°S 179.667°E) is a promontory having the ground plan of a sharp V pointed toward the north, with steep cliffs on either flank, forming a part of the Bush Mountains at the head of Ramsey Glacier. Discovered and photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump on Flight 8A of February 16, 1947, and named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Eugene C. McIntyre, United States Marine Corps (USMC), copilot on this flight.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "McIntyre Promontory" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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