Long Heights
| Long Heights | ||
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| location | Alexander I Island ( West Antarctica ) | |
| part of | Finlandia Foothills | |
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 57 ′ S , 70 ° 4 ′ W | |
The Long Heights are a 13 km long collection of hills on Alexander I Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula . They tower on the southern edge of the Finlandia Foothills .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2018. It is named after the Chinese龙 ( long ) for dragon .
Web links
- Long Heights . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland and the South Orkney Islands (English)