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McMurdo, Ob(servation) Hill
McMurdo Station - Antarctica
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Named during the 1901-1904 British National Antarctic Expedition under Captain Scott, Observation Hill is a 230m high conical hill, surmounting Cape Armitage at the S end of Hut Point Peninsula on Ross Island. Named because it forms an excellent lookout station.
It now overlooks McMurdo Station.
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| This picture published courtesy of Alan Light - This picture is in the public domain. |
