Buchanan Hills
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The Buchanan Hills are a cluster of rugged hills standing north of Union Glacier
and between the Collier Hills and the Nimbus Hills
, in the Heritage Range
. They were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for Roger Buchanan, United States Antarctic Research Program biologist in Antarctica in the 1964–65 season.
Union Glacier
Union Glacier , is a large, heavily-crevassed glacier which receives the flow of several tributaries and drains through the middle of the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. The glacier drains from the plateau at Edson Hills on the west side of the range and flows east between Pioneer...
and between the Collier Hills and the Nimbus Hills
Nimbus Hills
Nimbus Hills is a rugged line of hills and peaks about 14 nautical miles long, forming the southeast part of Pioneer Heights in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66...
, in the Heritage Range
Heritage Range
The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica...
. They were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
for Roger Buchanan, United States Antarctic Research Program biologist in Antarctica in the 1964–65 season.