Einthoven Hill
| Einthoven Hill | ||
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| height | 850 m | |
| location | Brabant Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 14 ′ 52 ″ S , 62 ° 8 ′ 20 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Einthoven Hill is a turn 850 m high hill on the east side of Brabant Island in the West Antarctic Palmer Archipelago . It rises 3 miles southwest of Mitchell Point .
Aerial photos by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. from 1956 to 1957 were used for mapping in 1959. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it on September 23, 1960 after the Dutch physician and Nobel Prize winner Willem Einthoven (1860-1927), the developer of the diagnostic electrocardigraphy method .
Web links
- Einthoven Hill in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Einthoven Hill on geographic.org (English)