Trachyte Hill
| Trachyte Hill | ||
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| height | 470 m | |
| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The trachytes Hill ( English for Trachyt -Hügel ) is a 470 m high hill on the west side of the Antarctic Ross Island . It rises on the ice-free lower slopes of Mount Bird south of Shell Glacier .
Participants in a 1958-1959 campaign as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition mapped the area and named the mound after the rock it is made of.
Web links
- Trachytes Hill in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Trachyte Hill on geographic.org (English)