Hill on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island
Drong Hill (Bulgarian: хълм Дронг, ‘Halm Drong’ \'h&lm 'drong\) is the double rocky hill rising to 179 m in the northwest extremity of Dospey Heights on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Situated 550 m east-southeast of Essex Point, 1.52 km west of Voyteh Point and 600 m northeast of Kardzhali Point.
The feature is part of the Antarctic Specially Protected Area ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula, situated in one of its restricted zones.[1]
The hill is named after the Bulgar ruler Drong (6th Century AD).
Location
Drong Hill is located at 62°34′44″S 61°10′23″W / 62.57889°S 61.17306°W / -62.57889; -61.17306. Spanish mapping in 1992 and Bulgarian in 2009.
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.