Sungold Hill
| Sungold Hill | ||
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| height | 860 m | |
| location | James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 23 '2 " S , 57 ° 52' 8" W | |
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The Sungold Hill ( English for sun gold hill ) is a 860 m high hill with conspicuously arched slopes in the south of the West Antarctic James Ross Island . It rises 3 km inland between Cape Foster and Jefford Point .
The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey carried out surveys between 1958 and 1961. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1964 after the distinctive color of its rock.
Web links
- Sungold Hill in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sungold Hill on geographic.org (English)