What American naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration name Mount Harkness after Bruce Harkness?
Richard E. Byrd Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr., USN (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his expeditions had been the first to reach both the North Pole and the South Pole by air. However, his claim to have reached the North Pole is disputed.
Mount Frazier Mount Frazier ( ) is the northernmost peak of the Rockefeller Mountains, standing 1 nmi north of Mount Jackling on Edward VII Peninsula in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered on January 27, 1929, by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition. It was named for Russell G. Frazier, medical officer at the West Base of the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41), and observer with the Rockefeller Mountains Geological Party, which visited this area in December 1940.