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Harvey Summit () is a peak high at the head of McDermott Glacier in the
Royal Society Range The Royal Society Range () is a mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica. With its summit at , the massive Mount Lister forms the highest point in this range. Mount Lister is located along the western shore of McMurdo Sound between the Koett ...
of
Victoria Land Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau. It ...
, Antarctica. It was named by the United States
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...
(US-ACAN) after John W. Harvey of the
National Solar Observatory The National Solar Observatory (NSO) is a United States public research institute to advance the knowledge of the physics of the Sun. NSO studies the Sun both as an astronomical object and as the dominant external influence on Earth. NSO is headq ...
who, along with Thomas L. Duvall, Jr. and
Martin A. Pomerantz Martin Arthur Pomerantz (December 17, 1916 – October 26, 2008) was an American physicist who served as Director of the Bartol Research Institute and who had been a leader in developing Antarctic astronomy.Indermuehle, Balthasar T., Burton, Mich ...
, conducted research in helioseismology at the
South Pole The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole, Terrestrial South Pole or 90th Parallel South, is one of the two points where Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on Earth and lies antipod ...
for some years from 1980 onwards.


Features

Harvey Summit is to the southeast of
Mount Huggins Mount Huggins () is a large conical mountain, high, surmounting the heads of Allison Glacier, Dale Glacier, and Potter Glacier in the Royal Society Range of Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–0 ...
. Nearby features include:


Hofmann Spur

An ice-covered spur between
Allison Glacier Allison Glacier () is an ice stream on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Allison Glacier flows from Big Ben massif down to the sea to the south of Cape Gazert. To the north of Allison Glacier is Vahsel Glacier, whose ...
and
Dale Glacier Skelton Glacier is a large glacier flowing from the polar plateau into the Ross Ice Shelf at Skelton Inlet on the Hillary Coast, south of Victoria Land, Antarctica. Discovery and naming Named after the Skelton Inlet by the New Zealand party of ...
on the west side of Royal Society Range. Named by US-ACAN (1994) after David J. Hofmann of the University of Wyoming and NOAA. He conducted upper atmospheric research through high-altitude ballooning in Antarctica for over 15 years, contributing to the understanding of the ozone hole.


Dot Cliff

The cliff at the west end of the spur between Dimick Peaks and Berry Spur. Descriptively named by US-ACAN (1994) from the appearance of the small rock cliff at the end of a snow-covered mountain spur.


Dimick Peaks

. Two peaks, the highest rising to high, at the south side of the mouth of Dale Glacier. Named by US-ACAN in 1994 after Dorothy Dimick, USGS cartographer, an Antarctic specialist in the Branch of Special Maps, 1944-76.


McDermott Glacier

A glacier flowing west from Royal Society Range between Dot Cliff and Berry Spur. Named by US-ACAN (1994) after Cathleen McDermott,
United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...
(USGS) cartographer, a member of the satellite surveying team at South Pole Station, winter party 1993.


Berry Spur

A mostly ice-covered spur between McDermott Glacier and Comberiate Glacier on the west side of Royal Society Range, Victoria Land. Named by US-ACAN (1994) after Russell D. Berry, United States Geological Survey (USGS) cartographer, a member of the satellite surveying team at South Pole Station, winter party 1983.


Comberiate Glacier

A glacier flowing west from Royal Society Range between Berry Spur and Utz Spur. Named by US-ACAN (1994) after Michael A. Comberiate, who was instrumental in developing a system for satellite communications to and within Antarctica, the South Pole Satellite Data Link (SPSDL).


Utz Spur

An ice-covered spur between the upper parts of the Comberiate Glacier and
Potter Glacier Skelton Glacier is a large glacier flowing from the polar plateau into the Ross Ice Shelf at Skelton Inlet on the Hillary Coast, south of Victoria Land, Antarctica. Discovery and naming Named after the Skelton Inlet by the New Zealand party of ...
. Named by US-ACAN (1994) after Loreen G. Utz, USGS cartographer, a member of the satellite surveying team at South Pole Station, winter party 1983.


Mount Moxley

. A peak in the Royal Society Range, surmounting the divide between Potter Glacier and
Wirdnam Glacier Skelton Glacier is a large glacier flowing from the polar plateau into the Ross Ice Shelf at Skelton Inlet on the Hillary Coast, south of Victoria Land, Antarctica. Discovery and naming Named after the Skelton Inlet by the New Zealand party of ...
. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by US-ACAN in 1963 for Lieutenant (jg) Donald F. Moxley, United States Navy, Otter and helicopter pilot with Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station in 1960.


Kennedy Ridge

. An ice-covered ridge, long, which is notably straight and extends west from Mount Moxley between Potter Glacier and Wirdnam Glacier. Named by US-ACAN in 1994 after Nadene Kennedy, Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar Programs,
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. Associated with NSF Antarctic Program since 1978, including ten working visits to the continent; at the time of naming, NSF liaison with Antarctic tourist industry, responsible for implementing Antarctic Treaty reporting requirements and coordination of Antarctic visitor program.


Mount Lisicky

A peak, high, standing northwest of
Mount Cocks Mount Cocks in Antarctica is a mountain at the head of the Koettlitz Glacier in southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. The summit, which is ASL, is NNE of the junction of the Cocks and Skelton Glaciers at the southern end of the Royal Society Rang ...
. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by US-ACAN in 1963 for Capt. Joseph F. Lisicky, USMC, maintenance officer for United States Navy
Operation Deep Freeze Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz or ODF) is codename for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on. (There w ...
, 1960, who served several summers at McMurdo Station.


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