Owen Hills

Owen Hills (83°44′S 169°50′E / 83.733°S 169.833°E / -83.733; 169.833Coordinates: 83°44′S 169°50′E / 83.733°S 169.833°E / -83.733; 169.833) is an area of rugged ice-covered hills on the west side of Beardmore Glacier, between Socks and Evans Glaciers, in the Queen Alexandra Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for George Owen, Special Assistant for Antarctica in the Dept. of State, 1959-62.

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