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'''McKinley Peak''' ( | '''McKinley Peak''' (77°54'S 148°10'W) is a peak standing 15 nautical miles west of [[Hershey Ridge]] at the south end of the [[Ford Ranges]] in [[Westarctica]]. | ||
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The peak was discovered on the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] flight of 5 December 1929. McKinley Peak was named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] in honor of Grace McKinley, wife of Captain Ashley C. McKinley, who served as an aerial photographer and third-in-command of the expedition. | |||
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