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Nash Hills () is a short range of isolated mostly ice-covered hills about 25 nautical miles (46 km) northwest of
Martin Hills The Martin Hills () are an isolated range of predominantly ice-covered hills, or peaks, in Antarctica, nearly long, lying about south of the Pirrit Hills. The feature was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth–Byrd Traverse Party on 10 December 19 ...
. The feature was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth-Byrd Traverse Party on December 10, 1958. Named by
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...
(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Archie R. Nash,
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 ...
, Officer-in-Charge at
Byrd Station The Byrd Station is a former research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by U.S. Navy Seabees during Operation Deep Freeze II in West Antarctica. History A joint Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marin ...
in 1962.


See also

* Mount Byerly * Mount Macelwane Hills of Ellsworth Land {{EllsworthLand-geo-stub