Ketripor Hill (Bulgarian: хълм Кетрипор, ‘Halm Ketripor’ \'h&lm 'ke-tri-por\) is the ice-covered hill rising to 962 m[1] in northwestern Trinity Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It surmounts Saldobisa Cove to the northwest and Olusha Cove to the southwest, and has steep and partly ice-free north and east slopes. The hill is named after the Thracian King Ketripor, 352-347 BC.[2]

Location of Trinity Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region

Location

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Ketripor Hill is located at 63°41′45″S 60°46′07″W / 63.69583°S 60.76861°W / -63.69583; -60.76861. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

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  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 – W 63 60. Tolworth, UK, 1978.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

Notes

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  1. ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2022
  2. ^ "Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 25 December 2018.

References

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.