Edson Hills
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Edson Hills is a group of mainly ice-free hills lying south of Drake Icefall
and west of Union Glacier
in the Heritage Range
, Ellsworth Mountains
. Named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, for Dean T. Edson, United States Geological Survey
(USGS) topographic engineer with the party.
Drake Icefall
Drake Icefall is an icefall 2 nautical miles wide between Soholt Peaks and Edson Hills, draining eastward from the plateau to join the general flow of Union Glacier through the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, for...
and west of Union Glacier
Union Glacier
Union Glacier , is a large, heavily-crevassed glacier which receives the flow of several tributaries and drains through the middle of the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. The glacier drains from the plateau at Edson Hills on the west side of the range and flows east between Pioneer...
in the Heritage Range
Heritage Range
The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica...
, Ellsworth Mountains
Ellsworth Mountains
The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the northern Sentinel Range and the southern Heritage...
. Named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, for Dean T. Edson, United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) topographic engineer with the party.