Wawel Hill (Antarctica)

Wawel Hill is a hill rising to 290 m north of Point Hennequin, on the east side of Admiralty Bay, King George Island. Named "Gora Wawel" in 1980 by the Polish Antarctic Expedition after a hill by this name in Kraków, historic site of the castle of the Polish kings.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Wawel Hill (Antarctica)" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 62°7′S 58°24′W / 62.117°S 58.400°W / -62.117; -58.400


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