phelps promontory () is a large ice piedmont promontory forming the north extremity of varna peninsula on livingston island in the south shetland islands, antarctica north of zhelyava hill. the promontory is fringed by several low-lying rocky headlands, and rises gently south to an altitude of about 180 m. named after (edmund) malcolm stuart phelps (1928–2017), master rrs john biscoe, 1972-1991 (first officer, 1966–72; second officer, 1964–66), who gave substantial assistance to dr. j.l. smellie and dr. m.r.a. thomson, british antarctic survey geologists with the field survey of this area, during the season 1974-75.