Friis Hills
The Friis Hills are a cluster of ice-free hills, 6 nautical miles in extent and rising to 1,750 metres, on the north side of the bend in Taylor Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica.Places of Interest
Highlights include Simmons Lake and Simmons Basin.
Simmons Lake
Lake
The Taylor Glacier is a glacier in Antarctica about 35 nautical miles long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land into the western end of Taylor Valley, north of the Kukri Hills.
Simmons Basin
Valley
Photo: NASA, Public domain.Friis Hills
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,750 metres
- Description: hill range in Antarctica
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-77.75048° or 77° 45′ 2″ south
Longitude
161.40183° or 161° 24′ 7″ east
Elevation
1,750 metres (5,741 feet)
Named after
Open location code
2VJ36CX2+RP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Friis Hills from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Friis Hills” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Friis Hills”
- Chinese: “弗里斯山”
- Dutch: “Friis Hills”
- German: “Friis Hills”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Friis Hills”
- Swedish: “Friis Hills”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Plane Table Glacier and Linnaeus Terrace.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Solitary Rocks and Lake House.
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