Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Mhire Spur (USA) | 79° 33' 00.0" S | 83° 50' 00.0" W | Spur |
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Name ID: 128845
Place ID: 9499
A spur descending W from the heights associated with Mount Sporli to form the S limit of Larson Valley, in the Heritage Range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1961-66. Named by US-ACAN for chief equipment operator Clifford J. Mhire, USN, responsible for supervising the movement of jet fuel from McMurdo Station to nearby Williams Field during Deep Freeze 1966. |
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