Martin Hill (Antarctica)

Not to be confused with Martin Hills.

Martin Hill is a conspicuous ice-free hill at the west side of Whitehall Glacier in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos from 1960–62, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for P.J. Martin, New Zealand senior scientist at Hallett Station, 1961.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Martin Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-20.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Martin Hill" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 72°48′S 169°14′E / 72.800°S 169.233°E / -72.800; 169.233


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