title: Kelly Plateau
text: # Kelly Plateau
  
  Kelly Plateau (81°24′S 159°30′E﻿ / ﻿81.400°S 159.500°E﻿ / -81.400; 159.500) is an ice-covered plateau, about 15 nautical miles (30 km) long and from 2 to 4 nautical miles (4 to 7 km) wide, on the east side of the Churchill Mountains, Antarctica, between the lower parts of Jorda Glacier and Flynn Glacier. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander George R. Kelly, U.S. Navy, commanding officer of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1964.
  
  