Mount Heine

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Mount Heine is a hill, 760 metres (2,490 ft) high, in the northern part of White Island, in the Ross Archipelago, Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1958–59) for , the leader of their party who visited White Island. Heine, who climbed this hill, spent four summers and one winter in Antarctica, mostly in the McMurdo Sound area.[1]

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  1. ^ "Heine, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-08.

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Coordinates: 78°5′S 167°27′E / 78.083°S 167.450°E / -78.083; 167.450


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