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Matikonis Peak (75°21′S 138°14′W / 75.35°S 138.233°W) is a small, rather isolated rock peak that protrudes through the snow mantle of central Coulter Heights, near the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William P. Matikonis, DC2, U.S. Navy, Damage Controlman aboard USS Glacier, 1961-62.
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