Mount McKelvey

Mount McKelvey

Mount McKelvey (85°21′S 87°18′W / 85.35°S 87.3°W / -85.35; -87.3) is a rocky, mostly ice-free peak (2,090 m) situated less than 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Mount Walcott in the eastern portion of the Thiel Mountains. Surveyed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Thiel Mountains party, 1960-61. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Vincent E. McKelvey, ninth director of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1971-78. During this period numerous USGS geologic and topographic expeditions, for which he had administrative responsibility, were carried out in Antarctica.

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