Ricker Hills

Ricker Hills (75°41′S 159°10′E / 75.683°S 159.167°E / -75.683; 159.167Coordinates: 75°41′S 159°10′E / 75.683°S 159.167°E / -75.683; 159.167) is a group of mainly ice-free hills, about 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, lying just west of Hollingsworth Glacier in the Prince Albert Mountains, Oates Land. Mapped and named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1962–63, for J.F. Ricker, a geologist with the party.

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