Simplicity Hill
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Simplicity Hill is a small ice-free hill
rising 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Crilly Hill
, at the north side of McGregor Glacier
, in the Queen Maud Mountains
. So named by the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition
(1964–65) because of the ease with which they were able to approach the feature, and because of the relative simplicity of its geologic nature.
Hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...
rising 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Crilly Hill
Crilly Hill
Crilly Hill is the central of three ice-free hills at the north side of McGregor Glacier, 6 nautical miles south-southwest of Mount Finley, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Named by the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition for Specialist 6th Class Clifford L. Crilly, medic with the U.S. Army...
, at the north side of McGregor Glacier
McGregor Glacier
McGregor Glacier is a tributary glacier, 14 nautical miles long and 3 nautical miles wide, draining the southwest slopes of the Prince Olav Mountains and flowing west to enter Shackleton Glacier just north of Cumulus Hills. Named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic...
, in the Queen Maud Mountains
Queen Maud Mountains
The Queen Maud Mountains are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the polar plateau in Antarctica...
. So named by the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition
Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition
The Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition took place first from 1962/63 and then again from 1964/65. The expedition, led by F. Alton Wade, was sponsored by Texas Technological College...
(1964–65) because of the ease with which they were able to approach the feature, and because of the relative simplicity of its geologic nature.