Crimson Hill

Crimson Hill is a prominent, ice-free hill, 95 metres high, on the south side of , , in the . It was so named in 1829 by the British expedition under Foster, because there was a prominent stratum of brickstone in the hill.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Relict Lake and Goddard Hill.

Lake
is a small lying southeast of on , in the . So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1957 because when Lieutenant E.N.

Peak
Bynon Hill is an ice-covered, dome-shaped hill with two rounded summits, 340 metres high, standing 1.5 nautical miles north of , , in the . The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1953.

Peak
Mount Pond is a peak, 550 m in height, standing 2.8 km east-south-east of , on in the of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aguirre Cerda Research Station.

Locality
Photo: Jorval, Public domain.
President Pedro Aguirre Cerda Station was a Chilean Antarctic base, located at in Deception Island in the , inaugurated in 1955.

Crimson Hill

Latitude
-62.93914° or 62° 56′ 21″ south
Longitude
-60.59664° or 60° 35′ 48″ west
Elevation
95 metres (312 feet)
Open location code
379X3C63+88
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9252488376
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6631637
Wiki­data ID
Q5185696
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Crimson Hill” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Crimson Hill
  • Chinese: 克里姆森山
  • Dutch: Crimson Hill
  • German: Crimson Hill
  • Ladin: Crimson Hill
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Crimson Hill
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Crimson Hill
  • Spanish: Cerro Crimson
  • Spanish: Varela, Morro
  • Swedish: Crimson Hill

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Highlights include ASPA-140G Pendulum Cove and ASPA-140H Mount Pond.

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