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Einthoven_Hill Latitude and Longitude:

64°14′S 62°9′W / 64.233°S 62.150°W / -64.233; -62.150
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Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Einthoven Hill ( 64°14′S 62°9′W / 64.233°S 62.150°W / -64.233; -62.150) is a hill at the south extremity of Avroleva Heights, 3 nautical miles (6 km) southwest of Mitchell Point on the east side of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1956–57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Willem Einthoven, the Dutch inventor of the electrocardiograph. [1]

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References

  1. ^ "Einthoven Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Einthoven Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.