Mount Hypothesis
Mount Hypothesis (Bulgarian: връх Хипотеза, romanized: vrah Hipoteza, IPA: [ˈvrɤx xipoˈtɛzɐ]) is the mountain rising to 1076 m on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It has precipitous and rocky north slopes, and surmounts Mundraga Bay on the east and south.[1]
Location of Nordenskjöld Coast on Antarctic Peninsula
The feature is named in appreciation of the role of hypothesis in scientific research.[1]
Location
Mount Hypothesis is located at 64°26′41″S 60°01′27″W, which is 2.9 km southeast of Mount Elliott, 6.1 km northeast of Storgozia Nunatak and 5 km east of Zgorigrad Nunatak.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
Notes
- Mount Hypothesis. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References
- Mount Hypothesis. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Mount Hypothesis. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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