Coulter Heights () are snow-covered heights that rise between

Strauss Glacier Strauss Glacier () is a glacier, 40 nautical miles (70 km) long, flowing between the Ickes Mountains and Coulter Heights to enter the sea at the east side of Land Bay, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from sur ...

and

Frostman Glacier Frostman Glacier () is a broad, low gradient glacier discharging into the south side of Hull Bay just west of the Konter Cliffs, on the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S ...

near the coast of Marie Byrd Land. The rock outcrops of

Kuberry Rocks The Kuberry Rocks () are a small area of exposed rock at the north end of the Coulter Heights. The rocks are northwest of Matikonis Peak, near the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from s ...

Matikonis Peak Matikonis Peak () is a small, rather isolated rock peak that protrudes through the snow mantle of the central Coulter Heights, near the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S ...

and

Lambert Nunatak Lambert Nunatak () is a rock nunatak that protrudes through the snow mantle of the southeastern Coulter Heights, near the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air pho ...

protrude above the snow surface of the heights. The feature was mapped by the

United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...

from surveys and from

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...

air photos, 1959–65, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Neil M. Coulter, a meteorologist at Byrd Station in 1963.

References

* Mountains of Marie Byrd Land {{MarieByrdLand-geo-stub

See also

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