Ellipsoid Hill

Ellipsoid Hill (

77°48′S 163°50′E / 77.800°S 163.833°E / -77.800; 163.833Coordinates: 77°48′S 163°50′E / 77.800°S 163.833°E / -77.800; 163.833) is a rounded, partly ice-covered summit, 1,130 metres (3,700 ft) high, to the north of Blue Glacier, between Geoid Glacier and Spheroid Hill, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by the New Zealand Geographic Board, and is for ellipsoid, in geodesy a mathematical figure formed by revolving an ellipse about its minor axis.^[1]

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