Mount Lisicky

Mount Lisicky

Mount Lisicky (78°27′S 162°5′E / 78.45°S 162.083°E / -78.45; 162.083) is a peak, 2,120 m, standing 7 nautical miles (13 km) northwest of Mount Cocks in the Royal Society Range. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1963 for Captain Joseph F. Lisicky, United States Marine Corps (USMC), maintenance officer for U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze, 1960, who served several summers at McMurdo Station.

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