- Mount Moa
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Mount Moa (80°46′S 157°57′E / 80.767°S 157.95°E) is a mountain rising above 2000 m at the northern end of the Churchill Mountains. Located above Kiwi Pass and at the southern end of Kent Plateau. Named after an extinct and flightless bird species in New Zealand, Dinornis gigantea, Moa being the Maori name. Also, named in association with the adjacent feature, Kiwi Pass, which was named as a familiar nickname for New Zealander's, and being also a species of flightless bird (currently endangered and protected) found only in New Zealand.
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