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'''[[Moore Dome]]''' (74°20′S 111°20′W) is an ice dome, circular in plan and 15 nautical miles (28 km) in extent, rising to 700 meters (2,300 ft) and forming the northwest portion of the [[Bear Peninsula]], along [[Westarctica]]'s [[Walgreen Coast]]. [[Koloc Point]] is at the northern extremity of the coast of the dome.
The '''[[Hobbs Coast]]''' is the portion of the coast of [[Westarctica]] extending from [[Cape Burks]] to a point on the coast opposite eastern [[Dean Island]], at 74°42′S 127°05′W, or between the [[Ruppert Coast]] in the west and the [[Bakutis Coast]] in the east. It stretches from 136°50′W to 127°35′.


Moore Dome was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in 1947 and the U.S. Navy in 1966. It was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in 1977 after Captain Robert G. Moore, USCG, Commanding Officer of USCGC ''Burton Island''. The ''Burton Island'' conducted operations in the [[Ross Sea]], [[Pine Island Bay]], and along the [[Antarctic Peninsula]] during the 1974–75 season.
The coast was discovered by the US [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service (1939–41) mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65. The Hobbs Coast was named for Professor William H. Hobbs of the University of Michigan, a glaciologist specializing in polar geography and history.  


<p><small>Map Credit: U.S. Geological Survey </small></p>
<p><small>Photographer: Michael Studinger</small></p>
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The Hobbs Coast is the portion of the coast of Westarctica extending from Cape Burks to a point on the coast opposite eastern Dean Island, at 74°42′S 127°05′W, or between the Ruppert Coast in the west and the Bakutis Coast in the east. It stretches from 136°50′W to 127°35′.

The coast was discovered by the US Antarctic Service (1939–41) mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65. The Hobbs Coast was named for Professor William H. Hobbs of the University of Michigan, a glaciologist specializing in polar geography and history.

Photographer: Michael Studinger

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