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The '''Long Hills''' (85°18′S 118°45′W) are a group of hills and rock outcroppings about 6 nautical miles (11 km) in extent, located midway between the [[Wisconsin Range]] and the [[Ohio Range]] in the [[Horlick Mountains]] of Westarctica | The '''Long Hills''' (85°18′S 118°45′W) are a group of hills and rock outcroppings about 6 nautical miles (11 km) in extent, located midway between the [[Wisconsin Range]] and the [[Ohio Range]] in the [[Horlick Mountains]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The Long Hills were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs, 1958–60, and were named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Names for William E. Long, a geologist with the Horlick Mountains Traverse, 1958–59, and also a member of the Ohio State University expedition to the Horlick Mountains in 1960–61 and 1961–62. | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | |||
[[Category:Mountains]] | |||