Mount Hypothesis (Bulgarian: връх Хипотеза, romanizedvrah Hipoteza,[1] IPA: [ˈvrɤx xipoˈtɛzɐ]) is the mountain rising to 1094 m[2] on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It has precipitous and rocky north slopes, and surmounts Mundraga Bay on the east and south.[3]

Location of Nordenskjöld Coast on Antarctic Peninsula

The feature is named in appreciation of the role of hypothesis in scientific research.[3]

Location

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Mount Hypothesis is located at 64°26′41″S 60°01′27″W / 64.44472°S 60.02417°W / -64.44472; -60.02417, which is 2.9 km southeast of Mount Elliott, 6.1 km northeast of Storgozia Nunatak and 5 km east of Zgorigrad Nunatak.

Maps

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  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

Notes

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  1. ^ Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. p. 160
  2. ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2022
  3. ^ a b Mount Hypothesis. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

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