William D. Counts
Places Named in Counts' Honour
Description: A sharply pointed peak on the E side of Marsh Glacier marking the termination of the spur running W from Mount Rabot. Named by the NZGSAE (1961-62) for Lt. Cdr. William D. Counts, USN, pilot on reconnaissance flights, killed in a Neptune plane crash at Wilkes Station in November 1961.
| Antarctica ID: | 3214 |
| Feature Name: | Counts, Mount |
| Class: | Summit |
| Latitude: | 831100S |
| Longitude: | 1602600E |
Description: A steep, heavily-crevassed icefall at the juncture of the Ford Massif and the W end of Bermel Escarpment, in the Thiel Mountains. Surveyed by the USGS Thiel Mountains party, 1960-61. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. William D. Counts, USN, who lost his life in the crash of a P2V Neptune aircraft soon after take-off from Wilkes Station on Nov. 9, 1961.
| Antarctica ID: | 3215 |
| Feature Name: | Counts Icefall |
| Class: | Glacier |
| Latitude: | 851300S |
| Longitude: | 0904800W |