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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The hills were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from [[United States Navy]] aerial photographs collected during the years 1960–64. The name was suggested by J.H. Mercer of the Institute of Polar Studies at Ohio State University, after ''Caloplaca'', the type of [[lichen]] found here. | The hills were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from [[United States Navy]] aerial photographs collected during the years 1960–64. The name was suggested by J.H. Mercer of the Institute of Polar Studies at Ohio State University, after [[Caloplaca saxicola|''Caloplaca'']], the type of [[lichen]] found here. | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||