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'''Mount McIntyre''' (located at 87°17′S 153°0′W) is a rocky, flat, projecting-type mountain that forms the northeastern extremity of D'Angelo Bluff in Antarctica. It rises at the west side of [[Scott Glacier]], near the head, directly opposite [[Mount Howe]]. The mountain was discovered in December 1934 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] geological party led by Quin Blackburn, and was named by Admiral Byrd for Marvin H. McIntyre, Secretary to the President of the United States at that time, Franklin D. Roosevelt. | '''Mount McIntyre''' (located at 87°17′S 153°0′W) is a rocky, flat, projecting-type mountain that forms the northeastern extremity of [[D'Angelo Bluff]] in [[Antarctica]]. It rises at the west side of [[Scott Glacier]], near the head, directly opposite [[Mount Howe]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | |||
The mountain was discovered in December 1934 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] geological party led by [[Quin Blackburn]], and was named by Admiral Byrd for Marvin H. McIntyre, Secretary to the President of the United States at that time, Franklin D. Roosevelt. | |||
Mount McIntyre is locate proximate to but outside of the national boundaries of [[Westarctica]], and in fact lies within the [[New Zealand Antarctic Claim]]. | |||
[[category: Geography of Antarctica]] | [[category: Geography of Antarctica]] | ||