Hurd Peninsula
Hurd Peninsula lies between South Bay and False Bay on the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The Spanish Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base and the Bulgarian St. Kliment Ohridski Base are situated on its west coast.- Type: Cape
- Description: in the South Shetland Islands
- Also known as: “Hurd, peninsula”, “Peninsula Hurd”, and “Península Hurd”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Queen Sofia Mount and Mirador Hill.
Queen Sofia Mount
Peak
Mount Reina Sofía is the mostly ice-free peak rising to 275 m on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and surmounting Johnsons Glacier to the east and northeast, and the Spanish Antarctic base Juan Carlos Primero to the north-northwest.
Mirador Hill
Peak
Mirador Hill is the rocky hill rising to 307 m on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and surmounting Johnsons Glacier to the north-northwest and False Bay to the southeast.
Pirámide Peak
Peak
Pirámide Peak is a sharp rocky peak rising to 366 m at the southeast edge of Hurd Ice Cap on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and surmounting False Bay to the southeast.
Hurd Peninsula
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Hurd Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hurd Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hurd”
- Chinese: “赫德半島”
- Dutch: “Hurd”
- German: “Hurd-Halbinsel”
- German: “Península Hurd”
- Latvian: “Hērda pussala”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hurd Peninsula”
- Spanish: “Hurd, península”
- Spanish: “Península Hurd”
- Swedish: “Hurd Peninsula”
- Swedish: “Hurd”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ficheto Point and Doctor Guillermo Mann.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hurd Ice Cap and Johnsons Glacier.
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