The Long Hills () are a group of hills and rock outcroppings about in extent, located midway between the Wisconsin Range and the Ohio Range in the

Horlick Mountains The Horlick Mountains () are a mountain group in the Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica, lying eastward of Reedy Glacier and including the Wisconsin Range, Long Hills and Ohio Range. Discovery and naming The mountains were discovered in ...

of Antarctica.

Discovery and naming

The Long Hills were mapped by the

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(USGS) from surveys and

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aerial photographs, 1958–60. They were named by the United States

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(US-ACAN) for William E. Long, a geologist with the

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, 1958–59, and also a member of the

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expedition to the Horlick Mountains in 1960–61 and 1961–62.

Location

The Long Hills are in the Horlick Mountains to the east of the Wisconsin Range. Features include McCarthy Valley, Knack Point, Todd Ridge, Peters Butte and Victor Cliff. The Spencer Nunatak, Widich Nunatak and Noble Nunatak are to the west of the hills. The Shimizu Ice Stream drains west-northwest from the area between Wisconsin Range and Long Hills to enter the south flank of Horlick Ice Stream.

Features

The features of the Long Hills were mapped by the

(USGS) from surveys and United States Navy aerial photography, 1958–60.

McCarthy Valley

. An ice-filled valley, long, between Peters Butte and Todd Ridge in the northwest part of Long Hills. Named by US-ACAN for James E. McCarthy, meteorological electronics technician at Byrd Station in 1960.

Knack Point

. A point at the termination of a flat-topped spur which marks the north end of Long Hills. Named by US-ACAN for Joseph V. Knack, meteorologist at Byrd Station in 1958.

Todd Ridge

. A narrow, flat-topped rock ridge at the northwest end of Long Hills. Named by US-ACAN for Marion N. Todd, aurora scientist at Byrd Station in 1958.

Peters Butte

. A flat-topped, steep-sided rock butte on the south side of McCarthy Valley. Named by US-ACAN for Norman L. Peters, meteorologist at Byrd Station in 1958.

Victor Cliff

. An abrupt rock cliff long, which forms the southwest shoulder of Long Hills in the Horlick Mountains. Named by US-ACAN for Lawrence J. Victor, aurora scientist at Byrd Station in 1961.

Noble Nunatak

. An isolated nunatak in the north part of the Hprlick Mountains, lying north of Widich Nunatak along the north side of Shimizu Ice Stream. Named by US-ACAN for William C. Noble, meteorologist, Byrd Station winter party, 1958.

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