Vaughan Promontory

Vaughan Promontory is a high, rugged ice-covered promontory which extends eastward from Holland Range between Ekblad and Morton Glaciers. It terminates in Cape Maude overlooking Ross Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander V.J. Vaughan, U.S. Navy, commanding officer of USS Glacier during Operation Deepfreeze 1964 and 1965.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Vaughan Promontory" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).