Harvey Summit

Harvey Summit
Harvey Summit
Highest point
Coordinates78°18′52″S 162°18′09″E / 78.3144444°S 162.3025°E / -78.3144444; 162.3025 (Harvey Summit)
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
RegionVictoria Land

Harvey Summit (78°18′52″S 162°18′09″E / 78.3144444°S 162.3025°E / -78.3144444; 162.3025 (Harvey Summit)) is a peak 2,644 metres (8,675 ft) high at the head of McDermott Glacier in the Royal Society Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after John W. Harvey of the National Solar Observatory who, along with Thomas L. Duvall, Jr. and Martin A. Pomerantz, conducted research in helioseismology at the South Pole for some years from 1980 onwards.

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