Feature Name (see definition): Turner Hills

Feature Class (see definition): Range

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 15661

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 82° 58' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 156° 18' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -82.9666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 156.3

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966

Description (see definition): A group of hills between Astro Glacier and Nimrod Glacier in the NW part of the Miller Range. Mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Dr. Mort D. Turner of the National Science Foundation who has been Program Manager for Polar Earth Sciences, Division of Polar Programs, since 1959. Turner studied the geology of the dry valley areas near McMurdo Sound, 1959-60, and in several subsequent seasons served as U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Representative in Antarctica.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data