- Vestfold Hills
Vestfold Hills (coord|68|33|S|78|15|E|) is an area of rounded rock coastal hills, 411 km² (200 square miles) in extent, located at the north side of
Sorsdal Glacier onIngrid Christensen Coast inAntarctica . The hills are subdivided by three west-trending peninsulas bounded by narrow fjords. Most of the hills range between 30 and 90 meters, the highest summit being nearly 160 meters. They were discovered and a landing was made in the northern portion onFebruary 20 ,1935 , by Capt. Klarius Mikkelsen in the Norwegianwhaling ship Thorshavn sent out byLars Christensen .The Vestfold Hills are named after
Vestfold , a county in Norway whereSandefjord , headquarters of the whaling industry is located. This hill area and its off-lying islands were mapped from air photos taken by theLars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). Further brief landings were made byLincoln Ellsworth in 1939, and the area was photographed from the air by USNOperation Highjump (1946-47). Landings were made and exploration carried out in 1954 and 1955 by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions ) led byPhillip Law .Davis Station was established by ANARE in January 1957.
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