Berry Hill (Antarctica)

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Berry Hill (

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63°48′S 57°49′W / 63.800°S 57.817°W / -63.800; -57.817) is a hill rising to 370 m between Lachman Crags and Cape Lachman on James Ross Island. The hill is notable for an exposure of volcanic rocks and probable glacial beds of Pliocene age. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), 1987, after , Chief Steward in Discovery II, 1929–39; in charge of stores on Operation Tabarin at Port Lockroy, 1943–44, and Hope Bay, 1944–45.[1]

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  1. ^ "Antarctica Detail - Berry Hill". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

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