Larsemann Hills

The Larsemann Hills are low, rounded coastal hills on the southeast side of Prydz Bay, Antarctica. They are about  long, starting from Dålk Glacier.  

They were found in February 1935 by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen from the whaling ship Thorshavn. The ship was sent by Norwegian whaling owner Lars Christensen, and the hills were named after him. 

The bedrock of the Larsemann Hills has a lot of boron and phosphate minerals. Scientists also found four new kinds of mineral there. In 2014, the Stornes Peninsula in the Larsemann Hills became an Antarctic Specially Protected Area because of its rare minerals.

 Research stations 
Because it is an Antarctic oasis, the Larsemann Hills have several research stations:

 The abandoned first Russian Progress Station
 The newer Russian Progress II Station
 The Chinese Zhongshan Station
 The Romanian Law-Racoviță-Negoiță Station, first given by Australia
 The Indian Bharati Station

References

Category:Antarctic Specially Managed Areas