Rathbone Hills () is a line of low hills or
nunataks, 14 nautical miles (26 km) long and trending east–west, located 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of
Guthridge Nunataks in the
Gutenko Mountains of central
Palmer Land
Palmer Land () is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the Advisory Committee on Antarctic ...
.
Mapped by
United States Geological Survey
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(USGS) in 1974. Named by
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.
History
The committee was established ...
(US-ACAN) for Maj. David L. Rathbone,
United States Marine Corps
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(USMC), Commander of LC-130 aircraft in U.S. Navy Squadron
VXE-6
Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6 or ANTARCTIC DEVRON SIX, commonly referred to by its nickname, The Puckered Penguins) was a United States Navy air test and evaluation squadron based at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California with forwa ...
during
Operation Deep Freeze
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, 1970 and 1971.
See also
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Mount Mumford Mount Mumford () is the central summit in the line of low rock peaks 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of the west end of Rathbone Hills, in the Gutenko Mountains of central Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. N ...
, the central summit 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of the west end of Rathbone Hills
References
External links
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Nunataks of Palmer Land
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