- Mhire Spur
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Mhire Spur (79°33′S 83°50′W / 79.55°S 83.833°W) is a spur descending west from the heights associated with Mount Sporli to form the south limit of Larson Valley, in the Heritage Range. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for chief equipment operator Clifford J. Mhire, U.S. Navy, responsible for supervising the movement of jet fuel from McMurdo Station to nearby Williams Field during Deep Freeze 1966.
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