Hurd Ice Cap
Hurd Ice Cap is the ice cap covering the central area of southern Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It extends 4.5 km in northeast–southwest direction and 3.7 km in northwest–southeast direction, and drains both into South Bay to the northwest and into False Bay to the southeast.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 375 metres
- Description: ice cap in the South Shetland Islands
- Also known as: “Hurd Dome” and “Hurd, Glaciar”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Pirámide Peak and Moores Peak.
Hurd Ice Cap
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.68204° or 62° 40′ 55″ south
Longitude
-60.36632° or 60° 21′ 59″ west
Elevation
375 metres (1,230 feet)
Open location code
379X8J9M+5F
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hurd Ice Cap” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hurd”
- Chinese: “赫德冰帽”
- German: “Hurd Dome”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hurd Ice Cap”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Hurd”
- Swedish: “Hurd Ice Cap”
- Swedish: “Hurd”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ficheto Point and Doctor Guillermo Mann.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Hurd Peninsula and Queen Sofia Mount.
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Worth a closer look: Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.
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