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Allan Hills
Allan Hills is located in Antarctica
Allan Hills
Allan Hills
Highest point
Coordinates76°42′S 159°42′E / 76.700°S 159.700°E / -76.700; 159.700
Dimensions
Length22 km (14 mi)
Geography
CountryAntarctica
RegionOates Land and Victoria Land
Parent rangeTransantarctic Mountains System
Borders onCoombs Hills
Geology
Type of rockJurassic Mawson Formation, Permian Weller Formation, Triassic Feather Formation, Triassic Lashley Formation, Ferrar Dolerite

The Allan Hills (76°42′S 159°42′E / 76.700°S 159.700°E / -76.700; 159.700) are a group of hills, mainly ice free and about 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) long, lying just north-west of the Coombs Hills near the heads of Mawson Glacier and Mackay Glacier in the Oates Land and Victoria Land regions of Antarctica.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 12.

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