Kelmelis Hills

The Kelmelis Hills (77°59′S 163°35′E) are a group of hills rising to 1,070 metres (3,500 ft) between the Brodie Ponds and Joyce Glacier, situated midway up the Blue Glacier on its east margin, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. They were named in 1992 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after John A. Kelmelis, a cartographer with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and Manager of Polar Programs, Office of International Activities, USGS, 1984–87.[1]

References
  1. "Kelmelis Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-17.

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