Denton Hills

The Denton Hills are a group of rugged foothills, 24 nautical miles long southwest–northeast and 9 nautical miles wide, to the east of the on the , , Antarctica.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Miers, Lake and Penance Pass.

Lake
Photo: Saxphile, CC BY 3.0.
Miers Valley is a valley just south of and west of , on the coast of , Antarctica. The valley is ice-free except for Miers Glacier in its upper part and Lake Miers near its center.

Mountain saddle
Miers Valley is a valley just south of and west of , on the coast of , Antarctica. The valley is ice-free except for Miers Glacier in its upper part and Lake Miers near its center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nostoc Flats.

Locality
Péwé Peak is a bedrock peak, 860 metres high, composed of granite and topped with a dolerite sill. The peak is immediately south of Joyce Glacier and is surrounded by glacial ice except on the south side.

Denton Hills

Latitude
-78.08333° or 78° 5′ south
Longitude
163.91667° or 163° 55′ east
Elevation
1,703 metres (5,587 feet)
Named after
George H. Denton
Open location code
2VH5WW88+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11108994499
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6628856
Wiki­data ID
Q5259610
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Satellite Map

Discover Denton Hills from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Denton Hills” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Denton Hills”
  • Chinese: “丹頓山脈”
  • Dutch: “Denton Hills”
  • German: “Denton Hills”
  • Italian: “Colli Denton”
  • Japanese: “デントン・ヒルズ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Denton Hills”
  • Swedish: “Denton Hills”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Chocolate, Cape and Hobbs Glacier.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Purgatory Pond and Lake Oid.

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