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Davis Ice Rise

Davis Ice Rise

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Smith Glacier.

Davis Ice Rise

74°56′S110°18′W / 74.933°S 110.300°W / -74.933; -110.300. An ice rise, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) long, near the terminus of Smith Glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) southeast of Mayo Peak, Bear Peninsulat. Mapped by USGS from USN aerial photographs taken 1966 and Landsat imagery taken 1972-73. Named by US-ACAN after Commander Arthur R. Davis, USN, Supply Officer, Operation Deep Freeze, 1975-76 and 1976-77.