McKinley Nunatak

McKinley Nunatak (

85°18′S 170°3′W / 85.300°S 170.050°W / -85.300; -170.050Coordinates: 85°18′S 170°3′W / 85.300°S 170.050°W / -85.300; -170.050) is the southernmost of three large nunataks in upper Liv Glacier, Antarctica, about 5 nautical miles (9 km) north-northeast of Barnum Peak. It was named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) for Captain Ashley C. McKinley, a photographer with Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd on his South Pole flight of 1929.^[1]

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