Mount Noice
Mount Noice (73°17′S 164°40′E / 73.283°S 164.667°ECoordinates: 73°17′S 164°40′E / 73.283°S 164.667°E) is a mountain (2,780 m) surmounting the southwest edge of Deception Plateau, 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Mount Overlord, in Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant , U.S. Navy, navigator with Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1966.[1]
WikiMiniAtlasThe mountain is part of the Melbourne Volcanic Province of the McMurdo Volcanic Group. K–Ar or Rb–Sr dating has given an age of 6.38 ± 0.08 million years for Mount Noice obsidian and pantellerite.[2]
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Mount Noice". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 
- ^ "K/Ar and Rb/Sr dating of McMurdo Volcanic Group (north of Campbell Glacier)" (PDF). Geological Society of America. p. 2.
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