Nimbus Hills (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Nimbus Hills (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Hill (2b)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
A rugged line of hills and peaks about 14 mi long, forming the SE part of Pioneer Heights in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and USN air photos, 1961-66. Named by US-ACAN after the National Aeronautics and Space Administration weather satellite, Nimbus, which took photographs of Antarctica (including the Ellsworth Mountains) from approximately 500 mi above earth on Sept. 13, 1964.
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