Name StatusOfficial ValidatedFeatureHillsNZ Gazette Reference2012 (53) p.1477DatumRSRGD2000GeoTag[1] PositionDescriptionA group of ranges rising to 1500m, which border the Ross Ice Shelf, between the Gough and Barrett Glaciers. They extend inland about 12 miles to a snow passage north of Mt Llano, between the head of the Barrett Glacier and Gough Glacier. Named by the Southern Party fo the NZGSAE, 1963-64, because of the prevalence of gabbro, a dark, plutonic rock in the area.