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 in , Antarctica.
  • Peak rising to 1,750 metres (5,741 feet)
  • …is named after Herman Ralph Friis
  • Description: hill range in Antarctica

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Friis Hills

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Latitude
-77.75048° or 77° 45′ 2″ south
Longitude
161.40183° or 161° 24′ 7″ east
Open location code
2VJ36CX2+RP
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Open­Street­Map feature
natural = peak
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Friis Hills” goes by many names.
Friis HillsCebuano
弗里斯山Chinese
Friis HillsDutch
Friis HillsNorwegian Nynorsk
Friis HillsSwedish

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