Gamma Hill

Gamma Hill (

63°34′S 56°47′W / 63.567°S 56.783°WCoordinates:

63°34′S 56°47′W / 63.567°S 56.783°W) is a distinctive ice-covered hill on Tabarin Peninsula, Antarctica, rising more than 300 metres (980 ft) on the shore of Fridtjof Sound.^[1] It is an inferred volcanic vent of the James Ross Island Volcanic Group.^[2]

The name arises from the intensive geophysical work carried out in this part of Tabarin Peninsula by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1959–60.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Gamma Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
^ "Geological Map of James Ross Island" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-03-23.

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[gnis-1] "Gamma Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-16.

[2] "Geological Map of James Ross Island" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-03-23.

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