Ashen Hills

The Ashen Hills (57°48′S 26°43′W / 57.800°S 26.717°W / -57.800; -26.717) are a ridge of rounded hills of gullied ash terminating in Nattriss Point at the southeast end of Saunders Island, South Sandwich Islands. The name applied by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971 refers to the ashy composition and pale color of the hills.

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