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Fearn Hill (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Fearn Hill (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Hill
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A small, detached, conical hill about 2 km north-west of Mount Ward in the North Masson Range. It is separated from main massif by a small col containing a glacial lake (Lake Lorna). The peak is clearly visible standing out from the main massif to parties using the corridor between the Masson and David Ranges. Discovered and climbed for the first time in January 1956 by an ANARE party led by J.M. Béchervaise.
Named after the wife of J.M. Béchervaise, Officer-in-Charge at Mawson in 1955 and 1959.
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