Tukuk-OS⛰️ Holmes Block
Antarctica · Antarctica · 78.22°S, 161.58°E
Holmes Block is a blocklike bluff, rising to 1,855 metres (6,090 ft) at the west side of Ruecroft Glacier, 2 nautical miles (4 km) west of Cooke Bluff, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1994 after John W. Holmes, a cartographer specialising in Antarctic mapping with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Branch of Special Maps, 1951–77, and from 1977, assigned to the USGS Mapping Applications Center.
Read the full article on Wikipedia →
Quick facts
| Country | Antarctica |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Antarctica |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 78.22°S, 161.58°E · view on map |
Holmes Block is located in Antarctica, in Antarctica.
More hills in Antarctica
Achilles Heel (hill) · Acuña Rocks · Adams Rocks · Aerodromnaya Hill · Ahlstad Hills · Akebono Rock · Al'bov Rocks · Alcorta Rocks · Alcyone Cone · Alexander Cone.