Moore Pyramid

Moore Pyramid (70°18′S 65°8′E / 70.300°S 65.133°E / -70.300; 65.133Coordinates: 70°18′S 65°8′E / 70.300°S 65.133°E / -70.300; 65.133) is a snow-covered mountain, resembling a pyramid, standing 1 nautical mile (2 km) northwest of Mount Wishart on the north side of Scylla Glacier in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica. It was plotted from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions air photos, and was named for A.L. Moore, a radio operator at Mawson Station in 1963.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Moore Pyramid". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-11-05.

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