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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 '''[[Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station]]''' is a United States scientific research station at the [[South Pole]], the southernmost place on the Earth. The station is located on the high plateau of [[Antarctica]] at an elevation of 2,835 meters (9,301 feet) above sea level and is administered by the Division of Polar Programs within the National Science Foundation under the United States Antarctic Program (USAP).


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.


<p><small>Map Credit: U.S. Geological Survey </small></p>
 
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The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is a United States scientific research station at the South Pole, the southernmost place on the Earth. The station is located on the high plateau of Antarctica at an elevation of 2,835 meters (9,301 feet) above sea level and is administered by the Division of Polar Programs within the National Science Foundation under the United States Antarctic Program (USAP).


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