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Feature Name (see definition): Retreat Hills Feature Class (see definition): Range Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 12550 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 59' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 165° 12' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.9833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 165.2 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1967 Description (see definition): A group of hills at the S side of the head of Astronaut Glacier, along the S margin of Evans Neve. So named by the Northern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1962-63, which had hoped to visit the hills, but was forced to beat a hasty retreat due to blizzards. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Retreat Hills in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Retreat Hills information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Retreat Hills should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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