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The Edson Hills (79°50′S 83°39′W) are a group of mainly ice-free hills lying south of Drake Icefall and west of Union Glacier in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. They were named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, for Dean T. Edson, a United States Geological Survey topographic engineer with the party.[1]
Features
Geographical features include:
References
- "Edson Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Edson Hills". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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[de] Edson Hills
Die Edson Hills sind eine Gruppe von weitgehend eisfreien Hügeln in der westantarktischen Heritage Range. Der Höhenzug erstreckt sind in Nord-Süd-Richtung und ist im Norden durch den Drake Icefall von den Soholt Peaks getrennt. Im Westen erstreckt sich der Union-Gletscher.[1]
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