Post Office Hill
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Post Office Hill is a prominent hill in Antarctica, 430 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of The Knoll
and overlooking the Adelie penguin
rookery of Cape Crozier
, Ross Island
. Mapped and so named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1958–59, because the ship Discovery
, in January 1902, left messages attached to a pole in a cairn of rocks in the rookery for the relief ship Morning.
The Knoll
The Knoll is a snow-free knoll, 370 m, surmounting Cape Crozier at the east extremity of Ross Island. It was discovered and named by the Discovery expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott....
and overlooking the Adelie penguin
Adelie Penguin
The Adélie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, is a species of penguin common along the entire Antarctic coast. They are among the most southerly distributed of all seabirds, as are the Emperor Penguin, the South Polar Skua, the Wilson's Storm Petrel, the Snow Petrel, and the Antarctic Petrel...
rookery of Cape Crozier
Cape Crozier
Cape Crozier is the most easterly point of Ross Island in Antarctica. It was discovered in 1841 during James Clark Ross's expedition with HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and was named after Francis Crozier, captain of HMS Terror...
, Ross Island
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.-Geography:...
. Mapped and so named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE), 1958–59, because the ship Discovery
RRS Discovery
The RRS Discovery was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in Britain. Designed for Antarctic research, she was launched in 1901. Her first mission was the British National Antarctic Expedition, carrying Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first, successful...
, in January 1902, left messages attached to a pole in a cairn of rocks in the rookery for the relief ship Morning.