Mount Koons

Mount Koons

Mount Koons (72°43′S 160°22′E / 72.717°S 160.367°E / -72.717; 160.367) is a small mountain situated 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Miller Butte in the Outback Nunataks. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert W. Koons, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) logistics coordinator with the McMurdo Station winter party, 1968.

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