The Boulder Cones (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, Antarctica. 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Boulder Cones". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-08-05.

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