Mount Calvin
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Mount Calvin is a mountain over 1600 metres (5,249.3 ft) high, standing 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Pilon Peak
in the southern part of the Everett Range
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
from surveys and from U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960–63, and named for Lieutenant Calvin Luther Larsen, U.S. Navy, navigator and photographic officer of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6
during Operation Deep Freeze
1969; as a chief photographer's mate, he wintered at Little America V in 1957. Lieutenant Larsen's first name was applied by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
to avoid a further overuse of the surname Larsen in Antarctic geographic names.
Pilon Peak
Pilon Peak is a prominent peak standing 2 nautical miles northeast of Mount Works along the west side of Horne Glacier, in the Everett Range, Concord Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on...
in the southern part of the Everett Range
Everett Range
Everett Range is a rugged, mainly ice-covered mountain range nearly 95 km long between the Greenwell and Ebbe glaciers in northwest Victoria Land, Antarctica...
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
from surveys and from U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960–63, and named for Lieutenant Calvin Luther Larsen, U.S. Navy, navigator and photographic 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 Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze is the codename for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on...
1969; as a chief photographer's mate, he wintered at Little America V in 1957. Lieutenant Larsen's first name was applied by the 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...
to avoid a further overuse of the surname Larsen in Antarctic geographic names.