Windvane Hill
Cape Evans is a rocky cape on the west side of Ross Island, Antarctica, forming the north side of the entrance to Erebus Bay.Photo: Sandwichgirl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scott’s Hut and Skua Lake.
Scott’s Hut
Memorial
Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scott's Hut is a building located on the north shore of Cape Evans on Ross Island in Antarctica. It was erected in 1911 by the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910–1913 led by Robert Falcon Scott.
Skua Lake
Lake
Cape Evans is a rocky cape on the west side of Ross Island, Antarctica, forming the north side of the entrance to Erebus Bay.
Algal Lake
Lake
Cape Evans is a rocky cape on the west side of Ross Island, Antarctica, forming the north side of the entrance to Erebus Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include World Park Base and Pakaru Icefalls.
World Park Base
Locality
World Park Base was a non-governmental year-round Antarctic base located at Cape Evans on Ross Island in the Ross Dependency. It was the only non-government Antarctic base.
Pakaru Icefalls
Locality
Cape Evans is a rocky cape on the west side of Ross Island, Antarctica, forming the north side of the entrance to Erebus Bay.
Windvane Hill
- Type: Peak
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-77.63716° or 77° 38′ 14″ southLongitude
166.41869° or 166° 25′ 7″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
2VJ89C79+4FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1698639657OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Windvane Hill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Windvane Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Windvane Hill”
- Chinese: “溫德文山”
- Dutch: “Windvane Hill”
- German: “Windvane Hill”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Windvane Hill”
- Swedish: “Windvane Hill”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Domain and Lands End.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include West Beach and Home Beach.
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