Mount Kyle

Mount Kyle (71°57′S 168°35′E / 71.950°S 168.583°E / -71.950; 168.583Coordinates: 71°57′S 168°35′E / 71.950°S 168.583°E / -71.950; 168.583) is a mountain, 2,900 metres (9,500 ft) high, midway along the ridge bordering the north side of Deming Glacier, in the Admiralty Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Ricky L. Kyle, U.S. Navy, a Utilitiesman at McMurdo Station, 1967.[1]

References

  1. "Mount Kyle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-22.

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