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[[File: | [[File:MountMoultonMap.jpg|400px|thumb|Map showing Mount Moulton and nearby features]] | ||
'''Mount Moulton''' is a broad, ice-covered shield volcano standing 16 km (10 mi) E of [[Mount Berlin]] in the [[Flood Range]] of [[Westarctica]]. | '''Mount Moulton''' is a broad, ice-covered shield volcano standing 16 km (10 mi) E of [[Mount Berlin]] in the [[Flood Range]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
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Mount Moulton was discovered on aerial flights by the United States [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service in 1940, and named for Richard S. Moulton, chief dog driver at West Base and a member of the survey party which sledged to the western end of the Flood Range in December 1940. | Mount Moulton was discovered on aerial flights by the United States [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service in 1940, and named for Richard S. Moulton, chief dog driver at West Base and a member of the survey party which sledged to the western end of the Flood Range in December 1940. | ||
On the northern slopes of Mount Moulton, there are steep icefalls, called the Moulton Icefalls. | ==Features== | ||
* On the northern slopes of Mount Moulton, there are steep icefalls, called the Moulton Icefalls. | |||
The Prahl Crags are located on the southern slopes of Mount Moulton. | * The Prahl Crags are located on the southern slopes of Mount Moulton. | ||
* The [[Kohler Dome]] is located on the far end of the Moulton range. | |||
==Duchy of Moulton-Berlin== | ==Duchy of Moulton-Berlin== | ||