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
Cinder Hill (NZL) 77° 17' 00.0" S 166° 26' 00.0" E Hill
Name ID: 112992 Place ID: 2694

A prominent dissected volcano of layers of red basalt scoria and cinders and abundent olivine nodules between Harrison Stream and Wilson Stream on the ice-free lower western slopes of Mt Bird. There is a small lake in the col separating it from Alexander Hill. Given this descriptive name by the NZGSAE, 1958-59.

Cinder Hill (RUS) 77° 16' 00.0" S 166° 26' 00.0" E Hill
Name ID: 117474 Place ID: 2694

Cinder Hill (USA) 77° 17' 00.0" S 166° 26' 00.0" E Hill
Name ID: 123568 Place ID: 2694

Prominent dissected volcano, 305 m, consisting of layers of red basalt scoria and cinders and abundant olivine nodules, standing between Harrison and Wilson Streams on the ice-free lower W slopes of Mount Bird, Ross Island. Mapped and descriptively named by the NZGSAE, 1958-59.

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