Mount Kring

Mount Kring

Mount Kring (74°59′S 157°54′E / 74.983°S 157.9°E / -74.983; 157.9) is a sharply defined nunatak on the northern margin of the upper reaches of David Glacier in Oates Land, 13 nautical miles (24 km) southwest of Mount Wood, in Victoria Land. Previously uncharted, it was used (with Mount Wood) as a reference for establishing a United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) field party on November 6, 1962. Named by D.B.McC. Rainey of the Cartographic Branch of the New Zealand Dept. of Lands and Survey for Staff Sgt. Arthur L. Kring, United States Marine Corps (USMC), navigator on many U.S. Navy VX-6 Squadron flights during the 1962-63 season when New Zealand field parties received logistic support by that squadron.

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