Mixon Rocks
| Mixon Rocks | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Allan Hills in the Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 76 ° 43 ′ S , 159 ° 23 ′ E | |
The Mixon Rocks are ledges in East Antarctica Victoria Land . In the Allan Hills they rise 4 km west of the Gadarene Ridge .
Scientists from the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program explored it as part of a 1964 expedition to the Allan Hills. They named it after Lieutenant William A. Mixon of the United States Navy , who, as the medical officer in charge at McMurdo Station , had treated an injured member of the expedition.
Web links
- Mixon Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mixon Rocks on geographic.org (English)