Topping Cone (77°29′S 169°16′E) is an exposed volcanic cone near Cape Crozier, located 1.75 nautical miles (3.2 km) northwest of the summit of The Knoll in eastern Ross Island. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) for W.W. Topping, geologist with Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) which examined the cone in the 1969-70 season.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Topping Cone" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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