Curiosities

I’m not the first Geologist in the Lackey family. That distinction goes to cousin Larry Lackey who worked in mining and economic geology for many years. He was part of three expeditions in Antarctica in the 1960s by teams from Ohio State University. To immortalize his contributions on these expeditions, a 7 km long promontory of igneous and sedimentary (Devonian) rock at 84°49′S 116°15′W  bears the name “Lackey Ridge“. It forms the western end of Buckeye Table in the Ohio Range, Horlick Mountains. Below is a picture of Lackey Ridge from a 1979-80 expedition from New Zealand.

Credit: Antarctica NZ (31st Mar 2015). Lackey Ridge from Darling Ridge. In Website Antarctica NZ. Retrieved 6th Feb 2017 21:32, from http://antarctica.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/16941