- Mount Kenney
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Mount Kenney (84°44′S 175°28′W / 84.733°S 175.467°W) is a sharp summit (2,030 m) in the Cathedral Peaks, rising 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Shackleton Glacier and 10 nautical miles (18 km) northwest of Mount Wade, in the Prince Olav Mountains. Discovered and photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for 1st Lieutenant Leroy S. Kenney, United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR), helicopter and airplane pilot with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 during Deep Freeze operations.
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