Ricker Hills
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Ricker Hills is a group of mainly ice-free hills, about 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, lying just west of Hollingsworth Glacier
in the Prince Albert Mountains
, Oates Land
. Mapped and named by the Southern Party
of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1962–63, for J.F. Ricker, a geologist with the party.
Hollingsworth Glacier
Hollingsworth Glacier is a broad glacier of low gradient, draining the vicinity east of the Ricker Hills and flowing northeast to enter David Glacier just east of Trio Nunataks, in Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-62. Named by...
in the Prince Albert Mountains
Prince Albert Mountains
The Prince Albert Mountains are a major mountain group in Antarctica over 320 km long. Located in Victoria Land, they run north-south between the Priestley and Ferrar glaicers....
, Oates Land
Oates Land
Oates Land is a wedge-shaped segment of East Antarctica stretching along and inland from the Oates Coast. Part of the Australian claim to the Antarctic, it extends between 153°45' E and 150° E, forming a wedge between 60° S and the South Pole. It is bounded in the east by the Ross Dependency and in...
. Mapped and named by the Southern Party
Southern Party
The Southern Party was a minor political party in the United States that operated exclusively in the South. The party supported states' rights and increased Southern cultural and regionalist activism....
of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE), 1962–63, for J.F. Ricker, a geologist with the party.