Sphinx Hill
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Sphinx Hill (62°11′S 58°27′W / 62.183°S 58.450°W) is a conspicuous, isolated black hill, 145 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north-northwest of Demay Point on King George Island, South Shetland Islands. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908–10. The descriptive name was given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following a survey by Lieutenant Commander F.W. Hunt, Royal Navy, in 1951–52. Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Sphinx Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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