Disch Promontory (83°34′S 162°52′E / 83.567°S 162.867°E / -83.567; 162.867) is a high, ice-covered promontory, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, extending from the east side of Prince Andrew Plateau, Queen Elizabeth Range. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Carl R. Disch, a United States Antarctic Research Program ionospheric physicist, who was lost at Byrd Station, May 8, 1965.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Disch Promontory". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-01-21.

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