Syrtis Hill
| Syrtis Hill | ||
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| height | 500 m | |
| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 50 '15 " S , 68 ° 20' 38" W | |
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The Syrtis Hill is a striking, snow-free, conical, terraced and around 500 m high hill on the east coast of the West Antarctic Alexander I Island . It rises on the northwest corner of the Two Step Cliffs above the Viking Valley .
The hill is an important snow-free landmark and the site of biological and geological research. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1993 after the Syrtis Major , a large plateau on the planet Mars , which the Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens first described in 1659.
Web links
- Syrtis Hill in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Syrtis Hill on geographic.org (English)