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[[File:Coulter Heights.png|thumb|350px|Map of the Coulter Heights]]
[[File:Coulter Heights.png|thumb|350px|Map of the Coulter Heights]]
The '''Coulter Heights''' (75°21′S 138°15′W) are [[snow]]-covered heights that rise between the Strauss Glacier and the Frostman Glacier near the coast of [[Westarctica]]. The heights are in an isolated, remote region southwest of the [[Hull Glacier]]
The '''Coulter Heights''' (75°21′S 138°15′W) are [[snow]]-covered heights that rise between the [[Strauss Glacier]] and the Frostman Glacier within the [[Ruppert Coast]] of [[Westarctica]]. The heights are in an isolated, remote region southwest of the [[Hull Glacier]]


The rock outcrops of [[Kuberry Rocks]], Matikonis Peak, and the Lambert Nunatak protrude above the snow surface of the heights.
The rock outcrops of [[Kuberry Rocks]], Matikonis Peak, and the [[Lambert Nunatak]] protrude above the snow surface of the heights.


==Discovery and name==
==Discovery and name==
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* [[Karaali Rocks]]
* [[Karaali Rocks]]
* [[Lambert Nunatak]]
* [[Lambert Nunatak]]
* Matikonis Peak
* [[Matikonis Peak]]
 
==Peerage title==
On 2 September 2023, Chun Yin Benedict Chak, Westarctica's [[Honorary Consular Corps|Honorary Consul to Hong Kong]] was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Duke of Coulter in recognition of his support of Westarctica. His Grace's title is named for the Coulter Heights.


[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]

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