Feature Name (see definition): Ebel Hills

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 19133

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 13' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 160° 51' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.2166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 160.85

Elevation (see definition): 2300

Decision Year (see definition): 01/15/2008

Description (see definition): A cluster of rugged hills at the head of Frazier Glacier that abut the rim of Webb Cirque east of Skew Peak, Victoria Land. The hills are 1.5 miles long and rise to 2300 meters. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2007) after Michael S. Ebel, maintenance specialist responsible for mechanical operation of Crary Laboratory at McMurdo Station for five summer seasons from 2003. He worked in various areas of McMurdo’s infrastructure support a portion of every year except one in the 1988-2007 period, including six winters at the station.

Date Created (see definition): 01/21/2008

Date Edited (see definition): No data