White Massif

White Massif (70°32′S 67°13′E / 70.533°S 67.217°E / -70.533; 67.217Coordinates: 70°32′S 67°13′E / 70.533°S 67.217°E / -70.533; 67.217) is a rock massif about 3 nautical miles (6 km) east-northeast of Thomson Massif in the Aramis Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) air photos taken in 1956 and 1960. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for R.F. White, senior technician (electronics) at Mawson Station in 1963 who died there on October 18, 1963.

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