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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 majestic range of mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica, rising to along the west shore of McMurdo Sound between the Koettlitz, Skelton and Ferrar Glaciers. They are south of the Kukri Hills, southeast of the Q ...
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 78th parallel south, 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Ant ...
, 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
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who, along with Thomas L. Duvall, Jr. and Martin A. Pomerantz, conducted research in helioseismology at the
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for some years from 1980 onwards.


Features

Harvey Summit is to the southeast of
Mount Huggins Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...
. Nearby features include:


Hofmann Spur

An ice-covered spur between Allison Glacier 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. Naming and exploration Skelton Glacier was named after the Skelton Inlet by ...
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,
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(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. 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. Naming and exploration Skelton Glacier was named after the Skelton Inlet by ...
. 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 Koettlitz Glacier () is a large Antarctic glacier lying west of Mount Morning and Mount Discovery in the Royal Society Range, flowing from the vicinity of Mount Cocks northeastward between Brown Peninsula and the mainland into the ice shelf of ...
. 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
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, 1960, who served several summers at McMurdo Station.


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