Fossil Hill
Fossil Hill is a peak in Antarctica and has an elevation of 107 metres. Fossil Hill is situated nearby to the neighborhood President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base, as well as near the locality Estación Marítima Antártica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and Teniente R. Marsh Airport.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: ArJuna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a small Russian Orthodox church on King George Island near Bellingshausen Station, a Russian research station in Antarctica. It is one of the eight churches on Antarctica and the southernmost Eastern Orthodox church in the world.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport is on King George Island, part of Chile's Antártica commune in Antarctica, and is the northernmost airport in the continent.
Chapel of Saint Mary Queen of Peace
Church
Photo: Carlos78chile, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Mary Queen of Peace Chapel is a Catholic chapel located in Villa Las Estrellas, in the Chilean Antarctic Territory, which includes in the commune of Antártica, within the Region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, about 1580 km from Punta Arenas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villa Las Estrellas and President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base.
Villa Las Estrellas
Photo: SnowSwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa Las Estrellas is a Chilean civilian settlement on King George Island, the largest of the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula. It consists of some dozen prefabs but is a vital service hub for all the bases on the island.
President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base
Neighborhood
Photo: Mefisto29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of Chile. It is located at Fildes Peninsula, an ice-free area, in front of Fildes Bay, at the west end of King George Island, South Shetland Islands.
Fossil Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 107 metres
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.20651° or 62° 12′ 23″ southLongitude
-58.97981° or 58° 58′ 47″ westElevation
107 metres (351 feet)Open location code
3893Q2VC+93OpenStreetMap ID
node 10255491052OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fossil Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fossil Hill”
- Chinese: “Huàshí Shān”
- Chinese: “化石山”
- Dutch: “Fossil Hill”
- French: “Colline Fossile”
- German: “Fossil Hill”
- German: “Fossilerhügel”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fossil Hill”
- Spanish: “Colina Fósil”
- Swedish: “Fossil Hill”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Estación Marítima Antártica and Bellingshausen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Büdel Mount and Mount Youyi.
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