Drong Hill
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Drong Hill is the double rocky hill in the north extremity of Dospey Heights
on Byers Peninsula
of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. Featuring a height rising to 193 m situated 750 m east-southeast of Essex Point
and 1.8 km north of Start Hill
, and a lower height of elevation 160 m situated 250 m west-northwest of the former, and 500 m east-southeast of Essex Point.
The hill is named after the Bulgar
ruler Drong (6th Century AD).
Dospey Heights
Dospey Heights are the ice-free heights on Ray Promontory in the northwestern part of Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 6 km southeastwards from Essex Point and Start Point, and 2.6 km wide...
on Byers Peninsula
Byers Peninsula
Byers Peninsula is a mainly ice-free peninsula forming the west end of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. It occupies , and includes the small freshwater Basalt Lake. The area was visited by early 19th century American and British sealers who came almost exclusively from New England,...
of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica. Featuring a height rising to 193 m situated 750 m east-southeast of Essex Point
Essex Point
Essex Point is a point at the northwest end of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica forming the west side of the entrance to Barclay Bay and the northeast side of the entrance to Svishtov Cove....
and 1.8 km north of Start Hill
Start Hill
Start Hill is a rocky hill rising to 265 m, the summit of Dospey Heights on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.The feature takes its name from the adjacent Start Point.-Location:...
, and a lower height of elevation 160 m situated 250 m west-northwest of the former, and 500 m east-southeast of Essex Point.
The hill is named after the Bulgar
Bulgars
The Bulgars were a semi-nomadic who flourished in the Pontic Steppe and the Volga basin in the 7th century.The Bulgars emerge after the collapse of the Hunnic Empire in the 5th century....
ruler Drong (6th Century AD).
Location
Drong Hill is located at 62°34′37"S 61°10′18"W. Spanish mapping in 1993 and Bulgarian in 2009.Map
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
