Skallen Hills

Skallen Hills (69°39′S 39°25′E / 69.650°S 39.417°E / -69.650; 39.417Coordinates: 69°39′S 39°25′E / 69.650°S 39.417°E / -69.650; 39.417) is an area of bare rock coastal hills which project into eastern Lutzow-Holm Bay between Skallevika and Skallen Glacier. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Skallen (the skull), a name presumably suggested by the outline of the feature on the Norwegian map.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Skallen Hills" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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