Cone Hill

Cone Hill (77°47′S 166°52′E) is a hill 2 nautical miles (4 km) northeast of Castle Rock on Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island. The descriptive name Cone Hill I was used by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 under Robert Falcon Scott, but the form Cone Hill has come into general use.[1]

Not to be confused with Conical Hill.

References
  1. "Cone Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-11-21.

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