Benson Knob

The Ricker Hills are a group of mainly ice-free hills, about 9 nautical miles long, lying just west of Hollingsworth Glacier in Antarctica. They were mapped and named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, for J.F.

Benson Knob

Latitude
-75.75295° or 75° 45′ 11″ south
Longitude
159.28741° or 159° 17′ 15″ east
Elevation
1,540 metres (5,052 feet)
Named after
Anthony J. Benson
Open location code
2RPX67WP+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11109035517
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6623900
Wiki­data ID
Q4890266
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Benson Knob” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Benson Knob
  • Dutch: Benson Knob
  • German: Benson Knob
  • Low German: Benson Knob
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Benson Knob
  • Swedish: Benson Knob (kulle)
  • Swedish: Benson Knob

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