Marble Hills
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Marble Hills is a group of mainly ice-free hills in West Antarctica
. They are located on the west side of Horseshoe Valley
, between the Liberty Hills
and Independence Hills
in the south part of the Heritage Range
, Ellsworth Mountains
.
They were named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, because the rocks in these hills are composed of marble.
West Antarctica
West Antarctica, or Lesser Antarctica, one of the two major regions of Antarctica, is the part of the continent that lies within the Western Hemisphere including the Antarctic Peninsula.-Location and description:...
. They are located on the west side of Horseshoe Valley
Horseshoe Valley
Horseshoe Valley may refer to:* Horseshoe Valley * Horseshoe Valley * Horseshoe Valley * Horseshoe Valley * Horseshoe Valley * Horseshoe Valley, North Dakota...
, between the Liberty Hills
Liberty Hills
Liberty Hills may refer to* Liberty Hills, Indiana* Liberty Hills, South Carolina* Liberty Hills, West Virginia* Liberty Hills , a line of hills in West Antarctica...
and Independence Hills
Independence Hills
Independence Hills is a line of rugged hills and peaks, 10 miles long, with mainly bare rock eastern slopes. They lie 3 miles southeast of Marble Hills and form the south segment of the west wall of Horseshoe Valley, in the Heritage Range of Antarctica. Independence Hills were mapped by United...
in the south part of 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...
.
They were named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, because the rocks in these hills are composed of marble.