Ashen Hills
The Ashen Hills (57°48′S 26°43′W / 57.800°S 26.717°WCoordinates: 57°48′S 26°43′W / 57.800°S 26.717°W) are a ridge of rounded hills of gullied ash terminating in Nattriss Point at the southeast end of Saunders Island, South Sandwich Islands. The name applied by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971 refers to the ashy composition and pale color of the hills.
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- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Ashen Hills". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Hills of Antarctica
- Landforms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands geography stubs