Skomlya Hill
Skomlya Hill (Bulgarian: хълм Скомля, ‘Halm Skomlya’ \'h&lm 'sko-mlya\) is the rocky hill rising to 354 m at the base of a promontory projecting from Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica, 5.5 km eastwards into Prince Gustav Channel and ending in View Point. Surmounting Duse Bay to the northeast and Eyrie Bay to the southwest.
Location of Trinity Peninsula.
The hill is named after the settlement of Skomlya in Northwestern Bulgaria.
Location
Skomlya Hill is located at 63°32′45″S 57°30′15″W, which is 9.98 km east of Abel Nunatak, 8.95 km southeast of Theodolite Hill and 6.79 km west of View Point. German-British mapping in 1996.
Maps
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
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References
- Skomlya Hill. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Skomlya Hill. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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