Condon Hills
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The Condon Hills are a group of hills rising to 840 metres (2,755.9 ft) along the east side of Rayner Glacier
, Enderby Land
. They were plotted from air photos taken by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
in 1956 and 1957, and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for M.A. Condon, Assistant Director, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra, Australia.
Rayner Glacier
Rayner Glacier is a prominent glacier, 10 miles wide, flowing north to the coast of Enderby Land just west of Condon Hills. It was sighted in October 1956 by Squadron Leader D. Leckie during a flight in an ANARE Beaver aircraft, and named by ANCA for J.M...
, Enderby Land
Enderby Land
Enderby Land is a projecting land mass of Antarctica, extending from Shinnan Glacier at to William Scoresby Bay at .Enderby Land was discovered in February 1831 by John Biscoe in the whaling brig Tula, and named after the Enderby Brothers of London, owners of the Tula, who encouraged their...
. They were plotted from air photos taken by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
in 1956 and 1957, and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for M.A. Condon, Assistant Director, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra, Australia.