Name details

Chambers Hill

Chambers Hill (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Chambers Hill  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 123431

Feature type: Hill (2b)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

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Narrative

A ridgelike elevation (1,105 m) on the divide between the Hobbs Glacier and Blackwelder Glacier, 1 mi W of Hofman Hill, on the Scott Coast of Victoria Land. Named by US-ACAN in 1992 after James L. Chambers of Holmes and Narver, Inc., who served as the Holmes and Narver Resident Manager at McMurdo Station during the austral summers from 1976 to 1980 and as the Senior Site Manager from 1989 to 1994. With a staff of approximately 650 contractor personnel, he had on-site responsibility for all contractor activities at McMurdo Station, South Pole Station and Siple Station, as well as numerous summer camps spread over the continent.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 55' 00.0" S
-77.91667°
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Longitude:
164° 08' 00.0" E
164.13333°
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Altitude:
1105 m
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Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1992

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