Moore Mountains
Template:Short description Template:Infobox mountain The Moore Mountains (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) are a small but conspicuous group of mountains just north of New Year Pass in the Queen Elizabeth Range in Antarctica.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
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Name
The Moore Mountains were observed in 1957 by the New Zealand southern party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE; 1956–58) and named for R.D. Moore, Treasurer of the Ross Sea Committee.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
Location
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The Moore Mountains are in the west of the Queen Elizabeth Range. The Prince Andrew Plateau is to the southeast, the Marsh Glacier to the west and Mount Rabot to the northeast. Features, or nearby features, include Baillie Peak, Mount Angier and New Year Pass to the south.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
Features
Baillie Peak
Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.. A peak over 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) high, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south-southeast of Mount Angier in the Moore Mountains. The peak was observed by the Ohio State University Geological Party, 1967-68, which named it for Ralph J. Baillie, field assistant with the party.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
Mount Angier
Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.. A prominent peak in the Moore Mountains. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) for Lieutenant Commander Donald L. Angier, United States Navy, pilot of the reconnaissance, landing and pick-up flights in this area.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
New Year Pass
Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.. A low snow pass between the Moore Mountains and Mount Weeks. This pass was used on New Year's Day, 1958, by a New Zealand party of the CTAE (1956-58) to get from Marsh Glacier to January Col, Prince Andrew Plateau, overlooking Bowden Névé.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
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Sources
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03 Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Script error: No such module "Link if exists"..
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mount Rabot, USGS: United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2024-01-03
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