Mount Leckie

Mount Leckie (70°26′S 66°0′E / 70.433°S 66.000°E / -70.433; 66.000Coordinates: 70°26′S 66°0′E / 70.433°S 66.000°E / -70.433; 66.000) is a roughly circular outcrop about 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Martin Massif in the Porthos Range, Prince Charles Mountains, Antarctica. It was visited by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions southern party (1956–57), and was named for Squadron Leader D.W. Leckie, Royal Australian Air Force, who commanded the RAAF Antarctic Flight at Mawson Station, 1956.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Leckie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-07.

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