Gluhar Hill Explained

Gluhar Hill (Bulgarian: хълм Глухар, ‘Halm Gluhar’ \'h&lm glu-'har\) is the ice-covered hill rising to 1054 m^[1] in Bevin Glacier on Foyn Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.

The feature is named after the settlement of Gluhar in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Gluhar Hill is located at -66.2683°N -63.9792°W, which is 6.52 km southwest of Meda Nunatak and 12.25 km W of Fitzmaurice Point. British mapping in 1974.

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory: Graham Land. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. BAS 250 Series, Sheet SQ 19–20. London, 1974.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

• Gluhar Hill. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Gluhar Hill. Copernix satellite image

Notes and References

1. https://livingatlas2.arcgis.com/antarcticdemexplorer/ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica.