Mount Hill
| Mount Hill | ||
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| height | 945 m | |
| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 56 ′ 8 ″ S , 61 ° 39 ′ 20 ″ W | |
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Mount Hill is a 945 m high mountain on the Black Coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises 13 km southwest of Cape Sharbonneau on the east bank of the head end of Lehrke Inlet .
Participants of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941) discovered it during an overflight from December 30, 1940. They incorrectly named it Cape Hill . It is named after Archie Clayton Hill (1902–1977), cook on this research trip. The real nature of the object was discovered by participants of the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947-1948) together with scientists from the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey when they explored the area by dog sledding in 1947 . The naming has been adapted accordingly.
Web links
- Mount Hill in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Hill on geographic.org (English)