McLeod Hill (Antarctica)

Location of Hemimont Plateau on the Antarctic Peninsula.

McLeod Hill (68°5′S 66°30′W / 68.083°S 66.500°W / -68.083; -66.500Coordinates: 68°5′S 66°30′W / 68.083°S 66.500°W / -68.083; -66.500) is a rounded, ice-covered hill of elevation 1,790 m in the south part of Hemimont Plateau in Graham Land, Antarctica, which forms a prominent landmark 1 mi east of the head of Northeast Glacier. It was first roughly surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), and resurveyed by the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41. It was resurveyed in 1946 by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and named for Kenneth A. McLeod, Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) meteorological observer who, during July-December 1947, occupied with a member of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) the plateau meteorological station 1 mi east of this hill.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "McLeod Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-06-17.

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