Vetrov Hill
Vetrov Hill is a hill rising to 20 m, standing at the east side of the entrance to McDonald Bay on the coast of Antarctica. It was mapped from aerial photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and later remapped by the Soviet expedition of 1956 which named it Vetrov, meaning "windy."…Vetrov Hill
- Hill rising to 21 metres (69 feet)
- …is also known as “Vetrov, sopka”
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-66.56914° or 66° 34′ 9″ south
Longitude
92.95905° or 92° 57′ 33″ east
Open location code
3M5JCXJ5+8J
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Vetrov Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vetrov Hill”
- Chinese: “韋特羅夫山”
- Dutch: “Vetrov Hill”
- German: “Vetrov Hill”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vetrov Hill”
- Swedish: “Vetrov Hill”
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Highlights include Lena Passage and Haswell Islands.
Antarctica: Highlights
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