McPherson Crags

The McPherson Crags (54°29′S 37°4′W / 54.483°S 37.067°W / -54.483; -37.067Coordinates: 54°29′S 37°4′W / 54.483°S 37.067°W / -54.483; -37.067) are a group of prominent crags rising to 460 metres (1,500 ft) in central Annenkov Island, South Georgia. they were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Ms. Ray McPherson (1916–75), a clerical officer with the British Antarctic Survey, 1967–75.[1]

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