Random Hills facts for kids

The Random Hills are a group of rugged hills found in Victoria Land, Antarctica. They are located between the Campbell Glacier to the west and the Tinker Glacier and Wood Bay to the east. These hills are about 28 kilometers (15 nautical miles) north-northwest of Mount Melbourne.

The hills were named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) during their trip in 1966–67. They called them "Random Hills" because the ridges that make up the hills point in many different directions, seemingly at random.

The Random Hills are part of a larger area called the Melbourne Volcanic Province, which belongs to the McMurdo Volcanic Group. This means they are connected to volcanic activity. Scientists have studied rocks from the Random Hills, specifically a type of volcanic rock called hawaiite. Using special dating methods (K–Ar dating and Rb–Sr dating), they found that these rocks are very old, about 12.63 million years and 12.43 million years old.

What You Can Find There

The Random Hills area includes several interesting geographical features:

• Clausnitzer Glacier
• Mount McGee
• Harrow Peaks