Diamond Hill (Antarctica)

Diamond Hill (79°52′S 159°9′E) is a conspicuous snow-free hill which is diamond shape in plan, standing 19 kilometres (10 nautical miles) east of Bastion Hill at the north side of the lower Darwin Glacier. Named by the Darwin Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–1958) which surveyed this area. Diamond Glacier is named for the hill.[1]

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