Darley Hills

Darley Hills

Darley Hills (81°6′S 160°10′E / 81.1°S 160.167°E / -81.1; 160.167) is a range of high, ice-covered coastal hills overlooking Ross Ice Shelf, trending north-south for about 20 nautical miles (37 km) between Capes Douglas and Parr. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for James M. Darley, chief cartographer of the National Geographic Society, 1940–63, under whose direction many important maps of Antarctica were published.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Darley Hills" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).