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Inclusion Hill


Inclusion Hill (77°15′S 166°26′E / 77.250°S 166.433°E / -77.250; 166.433Coordinates: 77°15′S 166°26′E / 77.250°S 166.433°E / -77.250; 166.433) is a prominent steeply conical hill, 335 metres (1,100 ft) high, between McDonald Beach and the Mount Bird icecap on Ross Island, Antarctica. It is a trachyte plug, in parts containing numerous inclusions of basalt. The hill was explored and descriptively named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1958–59.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Inclusion Hill" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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