Mahler Spur

Mahler Spur

Mahler Spur (69°48′S 70°52′W / 69.8°S 70.867°W / -69.8; -70.867) is a rock spur, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, extending west into Mozart Ice Piedmont 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of the south end of Debussy Heights, in north Alexander Island. First seen from the air and roughly mapped by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) in 1937. Accurately delineated from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Gustav Mahler (1860–1911), Austrian composer.

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