Conical Hill, Antarctica

For other uses, see Conical hill (disambiguation).

Conical Hill (77°39′S 168°34′E / 77.650°S 168.567°E / -77.650; 168.567Coordinates: 77°39′S 168°34′E / 77.650°S 168.567°E / -77.650; 168.567) is a small but distinctive rock hill, 655 metres (2,150 ft) high, on the southern slopes of Mount Terror, above Cape MacKay, on Ross Island. It was given this descriptive name by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, under Robert Falcon Scott.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Conical Hill, Antarctica" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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