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[[File:McDonald Heights-Small.jpg|thumb|400px|Map of the McDonald Heights]] | [[File:McDonald Heights-Small.jpg|thumb|400px|Map of the McDonald Heights]] | ||
The '''McDonald Heights''' (74°55′S 136°0′W) are broad, mainly snow-covered heights about 35 nautical miles (65 km) long and rising over 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) between [[Cape Burks]] and | The '''McDonald Heights''' (74°55′S 136°0′W) are broad, mainly snow-covered heights about 35 nautical miles (65 km) long and rising over 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) between [[Cape Burks]] and Morris Head on the coast of [[Westarctica]]. The heights are bounded southward by [[Hull Glacier]], Kirkpatrick Glacier and Johnson Glacier. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
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==The Zilch Cliffs== | ==The Zilch Cliffs== | ||
Zilch Cliffs (74°58′S 134°55′W) is a series of steep cliffs that mark the east extremity of McDonald Heights near the coast of [[Westarctica]]. The cliffs were photographed from aircraft of United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939–41, and were mapped in detail from U.S. Navy air photos and United States Geological Survey (USGS) surveys, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander C.H. Zilch, U.S. Navy, Officer-in-Charge of the meteorological support unit during Operation Deep Freeze 1966. | Zilch Cliffs (74°58′S 134°55′W) is a series of steep cliffs that mark the east extremity of McDonald Heights near the coast of [[Westarctica]]. The cliffs were photographed from aircraft of United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939–41, and were mapped in detail from [[U.S. Navy]] air photos and United States Geological Survey (USGS) surveys, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander C.H. Zilch, U.S. Navy, Officer-in-Charge of the meteorological support unit during Operation Deep Freeze 1966. | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||