Mount McCoy

Not to be confused with Mount McCoy in Simi Valley, California.

Mount McCoy (75°52′S 141°10′W / 75.867°S 141.167°W / -75.867; -141.167Coordinates: 75°52′S 141°10′W / 75.867°S 141.167°W / -75.867; -141.167) is a high table-topped massif with dark, snow-free, vertical walls, at the east side of Land Glacier in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by members of West Base of the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41) and named for James C. McCoy, chief pilot at West Base.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mount McCoy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-05.

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