Weasel Hill
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Weasel Hill is a small distinctive elevation in the ice piedmont 5 miles north of Larsen Inlet
, Graham Land
, between Pyke and Polaris Glaciers. Mapped from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1960–61). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC). after the M-29 Tracked Cargo Carrier, or "Weasel," manufactured by the Studebaker Corporation.
Larsen Inlet
Larsen Inlet is an ice-filled inlet, 12 nautical miles long in a north-south direction and 7 nautical miles wide, between Capes Longing and Sobral along the east coast of Graham Land. C.A. Larsen, Norwegian whaling captain, reported a large bay in this area in 1893. Larsen's name was suggested...
, Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
, between Pyke and Polaris Glaciers. Mapped from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1960–61). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC). after the M-29 Tracked Cargo Carrier, or "Weasel," manufactured by the Studebaker Corporation.