McLean Buttress

McLean Buttress

McLean Buttress (77°19′S 160°58′E / 77.317°S 160.967°E / -77.317; 160.967) is a buttress-like mountain or promontory at the north side of Webb Lake and Barwick Valley in Victoria Land. It rises abruptly from the valley and marks the south limit of the cliffs known as The Fortress. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Frank E. McLean, USCG, Commanding Officer of USCGC Burton Island in the Ross Sea during Operation Deep Freeze 1970 and 1971.

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