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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]] | ||