Feeney Col
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Feeney Col () is a col at the northeast side of
Feeney Peak The Medina Peaks () are rugged, mainly ice-free, peaks surmounting a ridge long, extending north along the east side of Goodale Glacier to the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Some of the peaks were first seen and roughly mapped by the Byrd ...
, near the center of the
Medina Peaks The Medina Peaks () are rugged, mainly ice-free, peaks surmounting a ridge long, extending north along the east side of Goodale Glacier to the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Some of the peaks were first seen and roughly mapped by the Byrd ...
in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. Though steep on both sides and high, at , the col provides a good route through the Medina Peaks. It was mapped by the
United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...
from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64. The col was used by members of
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Features named by the expeditions 1957 ...
, 1969–70, who named it in association with Feeney Peak.


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Mountain passes of the Ross Dependency Amundsen Coast {{RossDependency-geo-stub