Boulder Cones
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Half Moon Crater and Danger Slopes.
Half Moon Crater
Volcano
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.
Danger Slopes
Peak
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.
Castle Rock
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Castle Rock is a bold rock crag, 415 metres high, standing 3 nautical miles northeast of Hut Point on the central ridge of Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, Antarctica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hut Point Peninsula and Fortress Rocks.
Hut Point Peninsula
Locality
Photo: Mike Martoccia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.
Fortress Rocks
Locality
Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.
McMurdo Station
Town
The Ross Sea in Antarctica is the world's most southerly sea. It's ice-bound for much of the year, but at the height of summer ships can cautiously enter.
Boulder Cones
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 69 metres
- Description: mountain on Ross Island, Antarctica
- Categories: mountain, hill, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-77.80698° or 77° 48′ 25″ southLongitude
166.70976° or 166° 42′ 35″ eastElevation
69 metres (226 feet)Open location code
2VJ85PV5+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 10795762908OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Boulder Cones” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Boulder Cones”
- Chinese: “博爾德峰”
- Dutch: “Boulder Cones”
- German: “Boulder Cones”
- Ladin: “Boulder Cones”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Boulder Cones”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Boulder Cones”
- Swedish: “Boulder Cones”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Danger Slopes and Ski Slope.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Third Crater and Second Crater.
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