SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.

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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Reinbolt Hills (AUS) 70° 28' 39.4" S 72° 31' 00.5" E Hill
Name ID: 713 Place ID: 12013

A group of rocky hills, low to moderate in height, on the eastern margin of the Amery Ice Shelf, 17 km east of Gillock Island. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Named by Roscoe after Lieut. F.L. Reinbolt, USN, a pilot on Operation Highjump.

Reinbolt Hills (RUS) 70° 28' 00.0" S 72° 30' 00.0" E Hill
Name ID: 120195 Place ID: 12013

Reinbolt Hills (USA) 70° 29' 00.0" S 72° 30' 00.0" E Hill
Name ID: 130663 Place ID: 12013

A group of rocky hills, low to moderate in height and about 5 mi long, situated 9 mi E of Gillock Island at the eastern margin of the Amery Ice Shelf. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47), and named by him for Lt. Fred L. Reinbolt, USN, co-pilot on Operation Highjump photographic flights over this area.

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