Mount Moonie

Not to be confused with Mount Mooney.

Mount Moonie (70°13′S 65°7′E / 70.217°S 65.117°E / -70.217; 65.117Coordinates: 70°13′S 65°7′E / 70.217°S 65.117°E / -70.217; 65.117) is a mountain just south of Mount Dart and 1 nautical mile (2 km) west of Mount Cardell in the Athos Range of the Prince Charles Mountains in Antarctica. It was plotted from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions air photos taken in 1965, and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for P.J. Moonie, a radio operator at Mawson Station in 1967 and 1969, and a member of the Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1969.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Moonie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-11-04.

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