Simplicity Hill () is a small ice-free
hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit.
Terminology
The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not as ...
rising 1 mile (1.6 km) west of
Crilly Hill Crilly Hill is the central of three ice-free hills at the north side of McGregor Glacier, south-southwest of Mount Finley, in the Queen Maud Mountains. It was named by the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Expedition (1964–65) for Specialist 6th Cla ...
, at the north side of
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 ...
, in the
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 Antarct ...
. So named by the
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 (now Texas Tech University). It explored areas of Antarctica ...
(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.
Queen Maud Mountains
Hills of the Ross Dependency
Dufek Coast
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