Anne Hill
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Anne Hill is the most prominent hill on Radian Ridge in the Royal Society Range
of Victoria Land
. It rises to 2079 metre at the east side of Lava Tongue Pass
. It was named after Anne C. Wright (later Anne Wright-Grassham), a geologist with, firstly, the New Zealand Geological Survey field party in this area, 1977–78, then with United States Antarctic Research Program field parties, 1982–83, 1983–84, and 1985–86 seasons, with work at Ross Island
, Minna Bluff
, Mount Discovery
, Mount Morning
, and Mason Spur
.
Royal Society Range
The Royal Society Range is a majestic mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica. With its summit at , the massive Mount Lister forms the highest point in this range. Mount Lister is located along the western shore of McMurdo Sound between the Koettlitz, Skelton and Ferrar glaciers...
of Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. It rises to 2079 metre at the east side of Lava Tongue Pass
Lava Tongue Pass
Lava Tongue Pass is a pass in Antarctica, descriptively named for a lava flow that fills the pass....
. It was named after Anne C. Wright (later Anne Wright-Grassham), a geologist with, firstly, the New Zealand Geological Survey field party in this area, 1977–78, then with United States Antarctic Research Program field parties, 1982–83, 1983–84, and 1985–86 seasons, with work at Ross Island
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.-Geography:...
, Minna Bluff
Minna Bluff
Minna Bluff is a rocky promontory at the eastern end of a volcanic Antarctic peninsula projecting deep into the Ross Ice Shelf at . It forms a long, narrow arm which culminates in a south-pointing hook feature , and is the subject of research into Antarctic cryosphere history, funded by the...
, Mount Discovery
Mount Discovery
Mount Discovery is a conspicuous, isolated stratovolcano, lying at the head of McMurdo Sound and east of Koettlitz Glacier, overlooking the NW portion of the Ross Ice Shelf...
, Mount Morning
Mount Morning
Mount Morning is a dome-shaped stratovolcano standing WSW of Mount Discovery and east of Koettlitz Glacier in Victoria Land. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition which named it for the Morning, relief ship to the expedition....
, and Mason Spur
Mason Spur
Mason Spur is an elevated spur, partially ice-covered and over 1,300 m high, which projects eastward from Mount Morning in Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1963 for Robert Mason, United States Antarctic Research Program Representative at McMurdo Station, 1962-63....
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