Roman Knoll (Antarctica)

Roman Knoll (Bulgarian: Романска могила, ‘Romanska Mogila’ \'ro-man-ska mo-'gi-la\) is the ice-covered hill rising to 819 m[1] between Mount Canicula and Erul Heights, on the southeast side of Verdikal Gap on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is surmounting Russell East Glacier to the southeast.

Location of Trinity Peninsula.

The hill is named after the town of Roman in Northwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Roman Knoll is located at 63°42′00″S 58°27′52″W, which is 3.38 km northeast of Mount Canicula, 12.98 km southeast of Lambuh Knoll, 2.77 km southwest of Gigen Peak and 3.38 km northwest of Siniger Nunatak. German-British mapping in 1996.

Maps
  • Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

Notes
  1. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

References


This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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