Mount Spivey

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Mount Spivey
British Antarctic Territory
Range: Douglas Range
Alexander Island
Summit: 7,005 feet 69°31’0"S, 69°49’60"W

Mount Spivey is a mountain of 7,005 feet in the Douglas Range in the north-east of Alexander Island in the British Antarctic Territory.

The mountain was photographed from the air by the British Graham Land Expedition on 1 February 1937, and by the Ronne expedition in 1947. It was surveyed from the ground on its east side by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from Stonington Island in 1948.

The mountain is named after Major Robert Edward Spivey (1921-1994), of the Parachute Regiment. He served as the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey's general assistant on Stonington Island 1948-50. Major Spivey took part in the sledge journey to George VI Sound in September-December 1949 and served as Magistrate of South Georgia from 1954 to 57.


References

  • Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Mount Spivey