Mount Hicks (Antarctica)

Mount Hicks (71°8′S 64°39′E / 71.133°S 64.650°E / -71.133; 64.650Coordinates: 71°8′S 64°39′E / 71.133°S 64.650°E / -71.133; 64.650) is a ridgelike mountain with two peaks, about 12 nautical miles (22 km) southwest of Husky Massif in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica. It was plotted from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions air photos taken in 1960, and was named for Dr. K.E. Hicks, a medical officer at Wilkes Station in 1963 and 1965.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Hicks, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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