Relay Hills (69°29′S 68°0′W / 69.483°S 68.000°W / -69.483; -68.000) is a group of low, ice-covered hills, mainly conical in shape, between Mount Edgell and Kinnear Mountains in western Antarctic Peninsula. First roughly surveyed from the ground by British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1936–37. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), November 1947. Resurveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), November 1958. The name, applied by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), arose because both the BGLE and the FIDS sledging parties had to relay their loads through this area to the head of Prospect Glacier.[1]

Named hills

The UK-APC was responsible for naming some of the peaks within the Relay Hills, typically after the names of various local winds.

References

  1. "Relay Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  2. "Helm Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  3. "Simoom Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-08-04.

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