The Canine Hills () are a line of mostly snow-covered hills and ridges trending northwest–southeast for and forming the eastern half of
Molar Massif Molar Massif () is a large mountain massif immediately east of the Lanterman Range in the Bowers Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–1964. The descriptiv ...
in the
Bowers Mountains, a major mountain range situated in
Victoria Land,
Antarctica. They were named by the
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1983 from a proposal by geologist
M.G. Laird, after
canine teeth, in association with other tooth-related names nearby: Molar Massif and
Incisor Ridge Incisor Ridge () is a ridge, long, forming the southwestern segment of Molar Massif in the Bowers Mountains of Antarctica. It was named in association with Molar Massif by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1983 on the proposal of g ...
. The hills lie situated on the
Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between
Cape Williams Cape Williams () is an ice-covered cape in Antarctica. It is the termination of Buell Peninsula at the east side of the terminus of Lillie Glacier at the lower ends of George Glacier and Zykov Glacier. The peninsula is 15 nautical miles (28 km) ...
and
Cape Adare
Cape Adare is a prominent cape of black basalt forming the northern tip of the Adare Peninsula and the north-easternmost extremity of Victoria Land, East Antarctica.
Description
Marking the north end of Borchgrevink Coast and the west e ...
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References
Hills of Victoria Land
Pennell Coast
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