Molly Hill () is a hill between
Evermann Cove and
Johnson Cove
Johnson Cove () is a cove entered between Pio Point and Pearson Point on the west side of Bird Island, off the west end of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used in a 1948 British Admiralty
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on western
Bird Island,
South Georgia
South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east†...
, an island in the southern
Atlantic Ocean
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. The name derives from the
black-browed albatross or "mollymawk" (''Diomedea melanophris'') which breeds on the hill in large numbers. According to the
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
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, the name has been in local usage since at least 1963.
[
Another Molly Hill is on The Razorback, a ridge to the south of the summit pyramid of ]Mount Feathertop
Mount Feathertop is the second-highest mountain in the Australian state of Victoria and is part of the Australian Alps and is located within the Alpine National Park. It rises to and is usually covered in snow from June to September. Unlike m ...
, Victoria, Australia. It was named after Molly Hill, a skier who died nearby in September 1932. A cairn with a memorial plaque is near the top of the hill.
References
Hills of Antarctica
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