Kyle Cone

Kyle Cone (77°31′S 169°16′E / 77.517°S 169.267°E / -77.517; 169.267Coordinates: 77°31′S 169°16′E / 77.517°S 169.267°E / -77.517; 169.267) is an exposed volcanic cone near Cape Crozier, located 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km) west-northwest of the summit of The Knoll in eastern Ross Island, Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Philip R. Kyle, a geologist with the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, which examined the cone in the 1969–70 season.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Kyle Cone". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-21.

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