Beacon Hill (Antarctica)
| Beacon Hill | ||
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| height | 1810 m | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Mountains | Hemimont plateau | |
| Coordinates | 68 ° 4 '14 " S , 66 ° 22' 33" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Beacon Hill (English for beacon hill ) is a dome-shaped and ice-covered hill of 1810 m height in Grahamland in the north of the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises 4 km northeast of McLeod Hill on the watershed between the Northeast Glacier and Bill's Gulch only 120 m above the central ice plateau.
A first survey was carried out by the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941). Presumably there was a beacon of its name on the top of the hill at that time. Between November and December 1940, the United States Antarctic Service maintained a weather station southwest of the hill at 68 ° 7 ′ S , 66 ° 30 ′ W.
Web links
- Beacon Hill in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Beacon Hill on geographic.org (English)