Round Hill is an ice-free, rounded
hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit.
Terminology
The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not a ...
(380 m) rising southward of
Fairchild Beach Fairchild Beach () is a sandy beach, wide and long, which extends north from the base of Round Hill to the south side of the terminus of Compton Glacier, on the east side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. The beach faces Compton Lag ...
and between
Compton Glacier and
Brown Glacier, on the northeast side of
Heard Island
The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) is an Australian external territory comprising a volcanic group of mostly barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica. The group's overall size ...
. Travelling westwards from the sandy Fairchild Beach at the base of Round Hill, one arrives at the rocky
Gilchrist Beach.
The feature is roughly mapped on the 1874 chart by the
Challenger expedition
The ''Challenger'' expedition of 1872–1876 was a scientific program that made many discoveries to lay the foundation of oceanography. The expedition was named after the naval vessel that undertook the trip, .
The expedition, initiated by Wi ...
. It was surveyed and given this descriptive name by ANARE (
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1948.
Hills of Antarctica
Mountains of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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