Igloo Hill

Igloo Hill (64°33′S 61°47′W / 64.550°S 61.783°W / -64.550; -61.783Coordinates: 64°33′S 61°47′W / 64.550°S 61.783°W / -64.550; -61.783) is a completely ice-covered hill, 280 metres (920 ft) high, in the central part of Reclus Peninsula on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was shown on an Argentine government chart of 1954, and given this descriptive name by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Igloo Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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