Mount Moonie
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Mount Moonie is a mountain
just south of Mount Dart
and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Mount Cardell
in the Athos Range
, Prince Charles Mountains
. Plotted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
) air photos taken in 1965. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for P.J. Moonie
, radio operator at Mawson Station
in 1967 and 1969. Moonie was a member of the Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1969.
Mountain
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just south of Mount Dart
Mount Dart
Mount Dart is a mountain 1.5 nautical miles southeast of Mount Dwyer in the Athos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE air photos taken in 1965. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for J.R...
and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Mount Cardell
Mount Cardell
Mount Cardell is an elongated mountain northwest of Bradley Ridge in the Athos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. It was plotted from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions air photos, and named for N. Cardell, senior technician at Mawson Station in 1964....
in the Athos Range
Athos Range
Athos Range is the northernmost range in the Prince Charles Mountains of Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. The range consists of a large number of individual mountains and nunataks that trend east-west for 40 miles along the north side of Scylla Glacier.These mountains were first observed from...
, Prince Charles Mountains
Prince Charles Mountains
Prince Charles Mountains is a major group of mountains in Mac. Robertson Land in Antarctica, including the Athos Range, the Porthos Range, and the Aramis Range. The highest peak is Mount Menzies . Other prominent peaks are Mount Izabelle and Mount Stinear...
. Plotted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
) air photos taken in 1965. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for P.J. Moonie
P.J. Moonie
Patrick John Moonie is a recipient of the Polar Medal. The medal was awarded in 1975 for his work with the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions as Radio Operator-in-Charge at Mawson Station in the 1 960s....
, radio operator at Mawson Station
Mawson Station
Mawson Station is one of three permanent Australian bases in the Australian Antarctic Territory of East Antarctica. Named after Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, the base is managed by the Australian Antarctic Division...
in 1967 and 1969. Moonie was a member of the Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1969.