The Cumulus Hills () are several groups of largely barren hills in
Antarctica. Divided by the
Logie Glacier, they are bounded by
Shackleton Glacier
Shackleton Glacier is a major Antarctica, Antarctic glacier, over long and from 8 to 16 km (5 to 10 mi) wide, descending from the polar plateau from the vicinity of Roberts Massif and flowing north through the Queen Maud Mountains to e ...
on the west,
McGregor Glacier McGregor Glacier () is a tributary glacier, long and wide, draining the southwest slopes of the Prince Olav Mountains in Antarctica, and flowing west to enter Shackleton Glacier just north of the Cumulus Hills The Cumulus Hills () are several gro ...
on the north and
Zaneveld Glacier
Zaneveld Glacier () is a broad tributary glacier, flowing from the polar plateau northwest between Roberts Massif and Cumulus Hills to enter the upper part of Shackleton Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Jacques ...
on the south. The exposed rock in this area was observed on a number of occasions to give rise to the formation of
cumulus cloud
Cumulus clouds are clouds which have flat bases and are often described as "puffy", "cotton-like" or "fluffy" in appearance. Their name derives from the Latin ''cumulo-'', meaning ''heap'' or ''pile''. Cumulus clouds are low-level clouds, gener ...
s, considered to be very rare at this elevation. The hills were named by the Southern Party of the
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) because of these clouds.
References
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Hills of the Ross Dependency
Dufek Coast
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