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'''Runyon Rock''' (76°56′S 116°33′W) is a prominent rock along the northern side of [[Boyd Ridge]], in the [[Crary Mountains]] of Westarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William E. Runyon, U.S. Navy, construction electrician at the South Pole Station in 1969 and 1974. | '''Runyon Rock''' (76°56′S 116°33′W) is a prominent rock along the northern side of [[Boyd Ridge]], in the [[Crary Mountains]] of Westarctica. | ||
==Discovery and name== | |||
Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William E. Runyon, [[U.S. Navy]], construction electrician at the [[South Pole]] Station in 1969 and 1974. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:55, 11 May 2018
Runyon Rock (76°56′S 116°33′W) is a prominent rock along the northern side of Boyd Ridge, in the Crary Mountains of Westarctica.
Discovery and name
Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William E. Runyon, U.S. Navy, construction electrician at the South Pole Station in 1969 and 1974.