Cumulus Hills
hills in Antarctica
The Cumulus Hills (85°20′S 175°0′W) are several groups of largely barren hills in Antarctica. Divided by the Logie Glacier, they are bounded by Shackleton Glacier on the west, McGregor Glacier on the north and Zaneveld Glacier on the south.
Discovery and naming
The exposed rock in this area was observed on a number of occasions to give rise to the formation of cumulus clouds, considered to be very rare at this elevation.
The hills were named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) because of these clouds.
Features
The Cumulus Hills are bounded by the Shackleton Glacier to the west, Zaneveld Glacier to the south and McGregor Glacier and Gatlin Glacier to the north.
There is a large snowfield to the east.
From south to north, features include Schroeder Hill, Wiest Bluff, Vickers Nunatak and Ellis Bluff, all south of Logie Glacier, which flows west into Shackleton Glacier.
North of this are Landry Bluff, separated by Brunner Glacier from Halfmoon Bluff, Gillespie Glacier, Shenk Peak, Mount Kenyon, La Prade Valley, Rougier Hill and Cheu Valley.
To the east of Gatlin Glacier is Red Raider Rampart.
Schroeder Hill
85°23′S 175°12′W.
A rock prominence, 2,680 metres (8,790 ft) high, standing 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) southeast of Ellis Bluff.
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