Moore Dome

Moore Dome

Moore Dome (74°20′S 111°20′W / 74.333°S 111.333°W / -74.333; -111.333) is an ice dome, circular in plan and of 15 nautical miles (28 km) extent, rising to 700 m and forming the northwest portion of Bear Peninsula, on Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in 1947 and U.S. Navy in 1966. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 after Captain Robert G. Moore, USCG, Commanding Officer, USCGC Burton Island, with operations in the Ross Sea, Pine Island Bay and Antarctic Peninsula areas during the 1974-75 season.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Moore Dome" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).