Heaphy Spur

Heaphy Spur (

77°14′S 161°18′E / 77.233°S 161.300°E / -77.233; 161.300Coordinates: 77°14′S 161°18′E / 77.233°S 161.300°E / -77.233; 161.300) is a prominent, curved, rock spur, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, which descends from the southern side of the Clare Range and divides the head of Victoria Upper Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1947–62, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1974 after , a New Zealand citizen who, over the past 10 years, had participated in the U.S. Antarctic Research Program.^[1]

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