Schneider Hills

The Schneider Hills are a group of hills within the Argentina Range of the Pensacola Mountains in Queen Elizabeth Land, in the British Antarctic Territory. They rise to 2,411 feet above sea level at Ruthven Bluff.

These hills include Ruthven Bluff, Lisignoli Bluff, Sosa Bluff and Pujato Bluff.

The hills were surveyed from the ground on the United States Geological Survey Pensacola Mountains Project, 1965-66, and photographed from the air by the United States Navy in 1967. They are named after Dr Otto Schneider, Chief Scientist, Instituto Antártico Argentino, Buenos Aires.

Features

Geographical features include:

• Lisignoli Bluff
• Pujato Bluff
• Ruthven Bluff
• Sosa Bluff

Location

• Location map: 82°34’15"S, 42°42’5"W

References

• Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Schneider Hills