Alexander Hill
| Alexander Hill | ||
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| height | 220 m | |
| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Type | hill | |
The Alexander Hill is a 220 m high hill with a seaward kliff like structure on the Antarctic Ross Island . It is located south of Harrison Stream and Cinder Hill on the lower ice-free western slopes of Mount Bird .
It was mapped as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1958–1959). The New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the hill after the New Zealand geodesist Bruce Neill Alexander, who participated in the expedition.
Web links
- Alexander Hill in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Alexander Hill on geographic.org (English)