Mount Goossens

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Mount Goossens (

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71°19′S 35°44′E / 71.317°S 35.733°E / -71.317; 35.733Coordinates: 71°19′S 35°44′E / 71.317°S 35.733°E / -71.317; 35.733) is a largely bare rock massif, 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) high, standing next south of Mount Pierre in the Queen Fabiola Mountains of Antarctica. It was discovered on October 7, 1960, by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, under , who named it for , photographer of the Belgian party which made reconnoitering aircraft flights in this area.[1]

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  1. ^ "Goossens, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

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