Boulder Cones

The Boulder Cones (

77°48′S 166°43′E / 77.800°S 166.717°E / -77.800; 166.717Coordinates: 77°48′S 166°43′E / 77.800°S 166.717°E / -77.800; 166.717) are volcanic cones 0.9 nautical miles (1.7 km) southwest of Castle Rock on Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island. The name, which is descriptive, was given by Frank Debenham of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, who made a plane table survey of the peninsula in 1912.^[1]

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