Elton Hill
| Elton Hill | ||
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| height | 1000 m | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 68 ° 49 ′ 7 ″ S , 66 ° 31 ′ 32 ″ W | |
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The Elton Hill is a distinctive, rocky and 1000 m high hill in southern Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises on the southeastern edge of the Meridian Glacier , where it connects with the Clarke Glacier .
The hill was discovered and photographed from the air in November 1947 during the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948). The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey carried out surveys in December 1958. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1962 after the British navigator John Elton († 1751), who in 1732 invented an artificial horizon for use in quadrants and sextants .
Web links
- Elton Hill in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Elton Hill on geographic.org (English)