Lister Heights
| Lister Heights | ||
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| location | Coatsland , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Shackleton Range | |
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| Coordinates | 80 ° 32 ′ S , 28 ° 36 ′ W | |
The Lister Heights are a group of rocky peaks in the East Antarctic Coatsland . In the western section of the Shackleton Range, they tower 6 km southwest of the Flat Top on the eastern flank of the Stratton Glacier .
They were measured and named in 1957 by participants in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) under the direction of British polar explorer Vivian Fuchs . It is named after the British glaciologist Hal Lister (1921-2010), who was part of the team that crossed the Antarctic continent on this expedition.
Web links
- Lister Heights in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Lister Heights on geographic.org (English)