Friis Hills

The Friis Hills (77°45′S 161°28′E / 77.750°S 161.467°E / -77.750; 161.467Coordinates: 77°45′S 161°28′E / 77.750°S 161.467°E / -77.750; 161.467) are a cluster of ice-free hills, 6 nautical miles (11 km) in extent and rising to 1,750 metres (5,740 ft), on the north side of the bend in Taylor Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. They were named after geographer and archivist Herman R. Friis (1906–89), Director of the Center for Polar Archives in the National Archives, a U.S. exchange scientist at the Japanese station East Ongul Island, 1969–70, and a member of the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, 1957–73.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Friis Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

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