Goddard Hill
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| Goddard Hill | |||
| British Antarctic Territory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Deception Island | |||
| Summit: | 1,100 feet 62°54’40"S, 60°35’21"W | ||
Goddard Hill, rising to 1,100 feet, is a hill forming part of the rim of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands, part of the British Antarctic Territory. It is in the north part of the island.
It is in form an ice-covered, dome-shaped hill with two rounded summits, standing a mile and a half north of Pendulum Cove.
Surveys
The hill was marked on a chart as Monte Bynon by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition in 1953, possibly after a member of the expedition. Following survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in January 1954, it was named 'Goddard Hill' after Midshipman (later Lieut.) William Henry Goddard of the Royal Navy (?1804-49), who drew one of the earliest charts of the South Shetland Islands.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Goddard Hill