Meyer Hills
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Meyer Hills is a small group of hills located between the Enterprise Hills
and the head of Constellation Inlet
, in the Heritage Range
, Ellsworth Mountains
. Named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, for Harvey J. Meyer, geologist with that party.
Enterprise Hills
Enterprise Hills is a prominent group of largely ice-free hills and peaks in the form of an arc. The feature extends for about 30 nautical miles to form the north and northeast boundary of Horseshoe Valley in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Enterprise Hills were mapped by United States...
and the head of Constellation Inlet
Constellation Inlet
Constellation Inlet is an ice-filled inlet, long and wide, between the Dott Ice Rise and the Skytrain Ice Rise at the southwest margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–66, and named by the Advisory...
, 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...
, Ellsworth Mountains
Ellsworth Mountains
The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the northern Sentinel Range and the southern Heritage...
. Named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, for Harvey J. Meyer, geologist with that party.