Lloyd Hill
Encyclopedia
Lloyd Hill is an ice-covered hill rising to 335 m in the southwest of Dryanovo Heights
, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. The hill surmounts Teteven Glacier
to the north and Murgash Glacier
to the southeast.
The name derives from 'Lloyd's Land', an early name for Greenwich Island.
, 4.9 km southeast of Mount Plymouth
, 2.38 km west-northwest of Tile Ridge
, 2.17 km north-northeast of Yovkov Point
and 3.4 km east of Kerseblept Nunatak
(British mapping in 1962 and 1968, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009.
Dryanovo Heights
Dryanovo Heights The ice-covered heights rising to 520 m in the northwest part of Greenwich Island. Extending 13 km in northwest-southeast direction, and 7 km in northeast-southwest direction...
, Greenwich 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. The hill surmounts Teteven Glacier
Teteven Glacier
Teteven Glacier is a glacier on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica draining the north slopes of Dryanovo Heights into the Drake Passage in Haskovo Cove and Skaptopara Cove between Miletich Point and the ice-free area at Agüedo Point...
to the north and Murgash Glacier
Murgash Glacier
Murgash Glacier is the 3.4 km long and 3.2 km wide glacier situated east and southeast of Lloyd Hill, west of Tile Ridge and northwest of Hebrizelm Hill on Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
to the southeast.
The name derives from 'Lloyd's Land', an early name for Greenwich Island.
Location
The peak is located at 62°29′23.4"S 59°53′25.9"W which is 2,6 km south by west of Sevtopolis PeakSevtopolis Peak
Sevtopolis Peak is an ice-covered peak of elevation 300 m in Dryanovo Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, 4.9 km southeast of Mount Plymouth
Mount Plymouth
Mount Plymouth is a conspicuous peak rising to 520 m in the northeast extremity of Dryanovo Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, 2.38 km west-northwest of Tile Ridge
Tile Ridge
Tile Ridge is a partly ice-free ridge of elevation 240 m in Dryanovo Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica....
, 2.17 km north-northeast of Yovkov Point
Yovkov Point
Yovkov Point is a point on the southwest coast of Greenwich Island, Antarctica projecting 150 m southwards into McFarlane Strait, forming the northwest side of the entrance to Kramolin Cove. Formed as a result of Murgash Glacier's retreat in the late 20th and early 21st century...
and 3.4 km east of Kerseblept Nunatak
Kerseblept Nunatak
Kerseblept Nunatak is a rocky hill of elevation 90 m projecting from Yakoruda Glacier on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
(British mapping in 1962 and 1968, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009.
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- 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