Hill Island (Antarctica)
| Hill Island | ||
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| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 24 ′ S , 76 ° 4 ′ E | |
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| Highest elevation | 35 m | |
Hill Island is an island on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Princess Elisabeth Land in East Antarctica . In the area of the Larsemann Hills , it is the more easterly of two islands around 600 m west of the northwestern extension of the Stornes peninsula and 400 m northeast of the center of Richardson Island .
It is named after Richard Hill, an electrician at Davis Station in 1986 who was involved in the construction of the Law Racoviță Station .
Web links
- Hill Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Geological map of the Stornes peninsula and the surrounding area (PDF) at the Australian Antarctic Data Center (description)