Conical Hill

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For the hill in New Zealand, see Tapanui Branch.

Not to be confused with Cone Hill.

Conical Hill (77°39′S 168°34′E / 77.650°S 168.567°E / -77.650; 168.567Coordinates: 77°39′S 168°34′E / 77.650°S 168.567°E / -77.650; 168.567) is a small but distinctive rock hill, 655 metres (2,150 ft) high, on the southern slopes of Mount Terror, above Cape MacKay, on Ross Island. It was given this descriptive name by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, under Robert Falcon Scott.

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