Mount Goossens

Mount Goossens

Mount Goossens (71°19′S 35°44′E / 71.317°S 35.733°E / -71.317; 35.733) is a largely bare rock massif (2,200 m) standing next south of Mount Pierre in the Queen Fabiola Mountains. Discovered on October 7, 1960 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, under Guido Derom, who named it for Leon Goossens, photographer of the Belgian party which made reconnoitering aircraft flights in this area.

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