Himmelberg Hills

The Himmelberg Hills (83°24′S 51°46′W / 83.400°S 51.767°W / -83.400; -51.767Coordinates: 83°24′S 51°46′W / 83.400°S 51.767°W / -83.400; -51.767) are a linear group of hills with prominent rock outcrops, 11.5 nautical miles (21 km) long, at the southwest end of Saratoga Table, in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. Named features in the group include Haskill Nunatak, 1,710 metres (5,610 ft) high, near the center, and Ray Nunatak and Beiszer Nunatak at the southern end. The hills were named after Glen R. Himmelberg of the Department of Geology at the University of Missouri. His laboratory research and scientific reporting with A.B. Ford (1973–91) on the petrology of Antarctica and specifically on the Dufek intrusion of the northern Pensacola Mountains was critical for the understanding of the evolution of this major igneous complex.^[1]

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