Kelly Plateau is an ice-covered plateau, about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and from 2 to 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, located on the east side of the Churchill Mountains

Churchill Mountains

The Churchill Mountains is a mountain range bordering the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier in Antarctica...

 between the lower parts of Jorda and Flynn Glaciers. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...

 (US-ACAN) for Commander George R. Kelly, U.S. Navy, commanding officer of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6

VX-6

Air Development Squadron Six was a United States Navy Air Development Squadron based at McMurdo Station, Antarctica...

 during Operation Deepfreeze 1964.