Stratton Hills (77°47′S 163°18′E) is a rounded mountains, about 3 nautical miles (6 km) long and rising to 850 m, forming the south wall of Ferrar Glazier between Overflow Glacier and the vicinity of Bettle Peak, in Victoria Land. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) at the suggestion of R.H. Findlay, New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) geologist in the area between 1977–81, after Winthrop Scott Stratton, a New Zealand carpenter who achieved a fortune and devoted most of it to philanthropic causes.
Map of Stratton Hills, Antarctica
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Stratton Hills" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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