Pioneer Heights is a group name in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, encompassing the large area of hills, ridges and peaks located eastward of Schneider and Schanz Glaciers and between Splettstoesser and Union Glaciers. Among these features are the Inferno Ridge, the Nimbus Hills, Gross, Buchanan and Collier Hills. The Pioneer Heights were mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1961 to 1966. The name was applied by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in association with the name Heritage Range.
See also
editGeographical features include:
Gross Hills
editInferno Ridge
editNimbus Hills
editSamuel Nunataks
editOther Nimbus Hills features
editOther features
editReferences
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Pioneer Heights". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
79°30′S 83°30′W / 79.500°S 83.500°W
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