Mount Moxley
| Mount Moxley | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Royal Society Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ S , 162 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Mount Moxley is a mountain in East Antarctica, Victoria Land . In the Royal Society Range, it towers over the Kennedy Ridge between the Potter and the Werdennam glaciers .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own measurements and aerial photographs of the United States Navy . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1963 after Lieutenant Donald F. Moxley (1934-1981), pilot of helicopters and DHC-3 Otter aircraft in the Navy VX-6 flight squadron at McMurdo Station in 1960.
Web links
- Mount Moxley in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Moxley on geographic.org (English)