Name details

Quartz Hills

Quartz Hills (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Quartz Hills  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 130471

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.

Narrative

An arcuate group of mainly ice-free hills and peaks standing immediately S of Colorado Glacier along the W side of Reedy Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. The name was proposed by John H. Mercer, USARP geologist to these hills in 1964-65, because there is much rose quartz in the superficial deposits of the hills.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
85° 56' 00.0" S
-85.93333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
132° 50' 00.0" W
-132.83333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1967

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