Qixiang Shan

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Qixiang Shan
气象 山
height 17  m
location Fildes Peninsula , King George Island , South Shetland Islands
Mountains Edge of the southern mountains
Coordinates 62 ° 13 ′ 0 ″  S , 58 ° 57 ′ 44 ″  W Coordinates: 62 ° 13 ′ 0 ″  S , 58 ° 57 ′ 44 ″  W
Qixiang Shan (South Shetland Islands)
Qixiang Shan

The Qixiang Shan ( Chinese  气象 山 , Pinyin Qìxiàng Shān  - "meteorological mountain ") is a 17 meter high rocky hill on the Fildes Peninsula of King George Island , the largest of the South Shetland Islands . The hill in the middle of the Great Wall of China is 50 meters in diameter and difficult to climb.

In 1985 it was named for its proximity to the weather station at the time during the survey work prior to the construction of the station .

Individual evidence

  1. 气象 山 - 中国 极地 考察 知识库 at polar.org.cn, accessed January 26, 2019
  2. Qixiang Shan in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica , accessed January 26, 2019