Trachyte Hill
Mount Bird is a 1,765 metres high shield volcano standing about 7 nautical miles south of Cape Bird, the northern extremity of Ross Island. It was mapped by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott, and apparently named by them after Cape Bird.Places of Interest
Highlights: Cinder Hill and Harrison Bluff.
Trachyte Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 466 metres
- Description: hill in Antarctica
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.26666° or 77° 16′ south
Longitude
166.43984° or 166° 26′ 23″ east
Elevation
466 metres (1,529 feet)
Open location code
2VJ8PCMQ+8W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Trachyte Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Trachyte Hill”
- Chinese: “特拉赫特山”
- Dutch: “Trachyte Hill”
- German: “Trachyte Hill”
- Hebrew: “גבעת טרכייט”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Trachyte Hill”
- Swedish: “Trachyte Hill”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Old Penguin Rookery and Cashman Crags.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Alexander Hill and Romanes Beach.
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