Mims Spur
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Mims Spur (86°2′S 125°35′W) is a prominent rock spur protruding from the southern extremity of the Wisconsin Plateau in Westarctica.
It is situated just southeast of Polygon Spur on the north side of McCarthy Glacier.
Discovery and name
It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos gathered during the years 1960–64. Mims Spur was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Julius E. Mims, Jr., a radioman at Byrd Station in 1962.
Peerage title
On 17 January 2019, the life peerage of Baroness of Mims was granted to Marijana Maric.