Eureka Spurs

The Eureka Spurs (

72°42′S 166°0′E / 72.700°S 166.000°E / -72.700; 166.000Coordinates: 72°42′S 166°0′E / 72.700°S 166.000°E / -72.700; 166.000) are several rock spurs exposed along the east side of the head of Mariner Glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km) southwest of Mount McCarthy, in Victoria Land. They were so named, after the ancient Greek word eureka, by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition field party to Evans Neve, 1971–72, on the occasion of fossil discoveries made in the area.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Eureka Spurs". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)