Edinburgh Hill
| Edinburgh Hill | |||
| British Antarctic Territory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Edinburgh Hill from Lozen Nunatak (behind Inott Point) | |||
| Livingston Island | |||
| Summit: | 591 feet 62°32’30"S, 60°1’8"W | ||
Edinburgh Hill is a conspicuous rocky hill reaching 591 feet which forms a headland on the Varna Peninsula of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, within the British Antarctic Territory. The headland is a narrow point projecting 700 yards from the east coast of the peninsula, extending into the McFarlane Strait with the hill at its head.
The point forms the northwest side of the entrance to Moon Bay.
Location and exploration
The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The hill was photographed by Ferguson in 1913-14, and named after the City of Edinburgh. Ferguson described the hill as standing on a small island in McFarlane Strait. The headland was charted by Discovery Investigations in 1935 and renamed descriptively 'High Point'. Following air photography by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition of 1956-57, the original name 'Edinburgh Hill' was re-applied.
Location
The point is located at 62°32’30"S, 60°1’8"W, which is eight miles northwest of Renier Point, four and a half miles east of Miziya Peak, a mile and a half south-southwest of Inott Point, and four miles southwest of Yovkov Point on Greenwich Island.
Maps
- Maps by L.L. Ivanov et al.:
- 'Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands'; Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
References
Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Edinburgh Hill