Harvey Summit

Harvey Summit (78°18′52″S 162°18′9″E) is a peak 2,644 metres (8,675 ft) high at the head of McDermott Glacier in the Royal Society Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named after John W. Harvey of the National Solar Observatory who, along with Thomas L. Duvall, Jr. and Martin Pomerantz, conducted research in helioseismology at the South Pole for some years from 1980 onwards.[1]

References
  1. "Harvey Summit". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-29.

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