Mount Roy
Highest point
Elevation2,850 m (9,350 ft)
Coordinates72°31′S 166°15′E / 72.517°S 166.250°E / -72.517; 166.250
Geography
LocationPennell Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeBarker Range in the Victory Mountains

Mount Roy is a mountain rising to 2,850 metres (9,350 ft) on the south side of Benighted Pass, Barker Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Robert R. Roy, cook at Hallett Station in 1957.

References

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