Johnson Hill
| Johnson Hill | ||
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| height | 230 m | |
| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Johnson Hill is a 230 m high and glaciated hills of basaltic agglomerates on the Antarctic Ross Island . It rises between the southernmost colony of Adelie penguins and the edge of the ice cap on the ice-free western slope of Mount Bird . To the south it is bordered by Shell Glacier and to the north by the Fitzgerald Stream .
Scientists from a 1958-1959 campaign of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) named him. It is named after the American geologist Charles G. Johnson from the United States Geological Survey , who explored the areas around Beaufort Island and Cape Bird during this time .
Web links
- Johnson Hill in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)