Gross Hills

The Gross Hills (79°18′S 83°22′W / 79.300°S 83.367°W / -79.300; -83.367Coordinates: 79°18′S 83°22′W / 79.300°S 83.367°W / -79.300; -83.367) are the line of rugged hills and peaks located east of Schmidt Glacier, in the Heritage Range of Antarctica. They were named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party, 1963–64, for Barton Gross, a geologist with the party.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Gross Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-09.

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