Mount Shields

Mount Shields: Mount Shields (coord|70|11|S|159|56|E|) is a mountain (1,170 m) at the junction of the Pryor and Robilliard Glaciers, at the north end of the Usarp Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Staff Sgt. James K. Shields, United States Marine Corps (USMC), assigned to U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in Antarctica, 1962-63 and 1963-64. During 1962, Shields served as navigator on aircraft in support of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Topo West survey of this area.

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