MacPherson Peak [SEP] continent
MacPherson Peak
MacPherson Peak () is a prominent rock peak rising to on the northwest end of Pomerantz Tableland, in the Usarp Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Frank L. MacPherson, U.S. Army, a helicopter mechanic in the field supporting the USGS surveys Topo North–South (1961–62) and Topo East–West (1962–63), the latter including a survey
center.
Further reading.
- Joanna Emery, "Angel of the Colony," "Beaver" (Aug/Sep 2006) 86#4 pp 37–41. online
- Sister Elizabeth MacPherson. "Jeanne Mance: The Woman, the Legend and the Glory" (Bronson Agency, Toronto, 1985)
External links.
- "Jeanne Mance(1606-1673): Nurse : First Lay Nurse in North America"